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Howdy,
I'm brand new to this website and am looking forward to learning a lot. I had a bunch of red ears and three toed box turtles when I was a kid, but they were mostly just summer pets. I would release them before it got cold and see if they were around the next spring. Now that I'm an adult, I want to try a more exotic pet, like a red foot or Russian tort. I am having some problems deciding if I can responsibly house a tort in my living arrangements now or not. I live in Utah, it's very dry, less the 50% humidity half the year, we are a desert state. I also live in a 2 bedroom apartment and have 2 rabbits already. On top of that, I do travel for a weekend once a month or sometimes longer (up to two weeks, but that's rare). With these in mind, should I try going for a red foot? I know they like humidity and would probably need daily spraying right? How long could I leave a new red foot alone? Or how about a Russian? Maybe there is a better species to look into for my climate and traveling concerns? Any help would be awesome. I don't want to get one and then have it suffer because I'm not able to care for it the right way.
I'm brand new to this website and am looking forward to learning a lot. I had a bunch of red ears and three toed box turtles when I was a kid, but they were mostly just summer pets. I would release them before it got cold and see if they were around the next spring. Now that I'm an adult, I want to try a more exotic pet, like a red foot or Russian tort. I am having some problems deciding if I can responsibly house a tort in my living arrangements now or not. I live in Utah, it's very dry, less the 50% humidity half the year, we are a desert state. I also live in a 2 bedroom apartment and have 2 rabbits already. On top of that, I do travel for a weekend once a month or sometimes longer (up to two weeks, but that's rare). With these in mind, should I try going for a red foot? I know they like humidity and would probably need daily spraying right? How long could I leave a new red foot alone? Or how about a Russian? Maybe there is a better species to look into for my climate and traveling concerns? Any help would be awesome. I don't want to get one and then have it suffer because I'm not able to care for it the right way.