Clairemarie
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Hi all! I am totally new to tortoises as in we do not own one yet. My son has been asking for a tortoise for quite some time now. He is a total animal lover and we are dedicated as a family to giving this pet a life long home. Before jumping into anything I wanted to make sure we can properly care for the breed we choose as giving it away is not an option- not fair to the animal and my son would be heart broken. With that being said we live in CT but are relocating to middle TN in a few years. I assumed we would keep the tortoise indoors and let him walk around the house while supervised for exercise and let him outside on nice days. I was interested in a breed that is very social and friendly. The Sulcata came to mind. Is it feasible to turn a guest bedroom into a tortoise house or is that just crazy. I have read they do a lot of digging- will this breed just destroy everything indoors and outdoors? We are not interested in a super small breed and were leaning toward medium-large. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated as this is a whole new realm for us. Thanks in advance.
Claire
Claire