6strings
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I have been reading posts here for a few days now, so helpful. Had to join.
I live in Southern California near the coast, I have a box turtle that lives outside year-round going on about 12 years now. My experience with tortoises has been taking in a few lost/escaped Calif desert tortoises while a permanent home is found - very temporary captives but I did learn a good deal about them in the process. Prior to that I maintained and bred various snake species but no longer keep snakes. Other pets are dogs, I always have dogs.
All that aside, I have been wanting a smaller tortoise species to keep for quite some time. Was just about to purchase a juvie Hermann's tort online, was so excited, but of course, somebody's unwanted pet Russian tortoise found me instead. So here I am now. I will give this fellow a go, and I am sure I will need the help of you all on this forum.
I live in Southern California near the coast, I have a box turtle that lives outside year-round going on about 12 years now. My experience with tortoises has been taking in a few lost/escaped Calif desert tortoises while a permanent home is found - very temporary captives but I did learn a good deal about them in the process. Prior to that I maintained and bred various snake species but no longer keep snakes. Other pets are dogs, I always have dogs.
All that aside, I have been wanting a smaller tortoise species to keep for quite some time. Was just about to purchase a juvie Hermann's tort online, was so excited, but of course, somebody's unwanted pet Russian tortoise found me instead. So here I am now. I will give this fellow a go, and I am sure I will need the help of you all on this forum.