About 6 weeks ago my son was given a female Russian by a "thoughtful" family member. She was sadly in a 20 gallon tank and we were told give her Romaine lettuce and clean water and she would be fine. I immediately found this wonderful forum and realized everything we were told was all wrong. Since I currently couldn't afford to give her what she deserved I was lucky enough to find a perfect new home for her on this forum. She has been gone now for 2 weeks and I miss her terribly. Even though I no longer have a tortoise I spend hours reading this forum and learning the right way these adorable babies should be taken care of. I'm sure that with proper preparation and time I could be an awesome tortoise mom. I told my son that when he grows up and leaves me that I'm going to be a mom to a tortoise.
So now my question, what would be the best type for me to raise from a hatchling? I see that Russians and Herrmann(sp) are usually recommended but I'm seem to be more attracted to the ones with the beautiful and different shells. I'm thinking this is going to be about a year long preProject but want to get recommendations now. What do you experienced families recommend and why?
Thanks in advance & I'm sorry for the long winded question.
So now my question, what would be the best type for me to raise from a hatchling? I see that Russians and Herrmann(sp) are usually recommended but I'm seem to be more attracted to the ones with the beautiful and different shells. I'm thinking this is going to be about a year long preProject but want to get recommendations now. What do you experienced families recommend and why?
Thanks in advance & I'm sorry for the long winded question.