Hello! I am new to this website, but I have spent the last 3 days reading everything I could about selecting a tortoise. My daughter has been wanting to buy my a tortoise since I am in love with all things turtle/tortoise. She was thinking about buying a Leopard Tortoise, but I'm not sure that would be the best for our climate. I live in Northeast Oklahoma, and we have hot humid summers and cold winters. My house is not well insulated and therefore the AC and Heater run all season. I don't want to set up a habitat that we have to keep super warm since that would cause more work for our AC unit in the summer.
After reading about the different types here on this website, I am more confused than before. What kind of turtle/tortoise would be best for my area? I plan on building a habitat, and would like to know what the ideal habitat would be - as well as a minimum size habitat for when I take him/her to class with me. I teach high school and I thought I would take it to work with me each day. However, the habitat in my classroom would not be able to be very large due to space.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
VRae
After reading about the different types here on this website, I am more confused than before. What kind of turtle/tortoise would be best for my area? I plan on building a habitat, and would like to know what the ideal habitat would be - as well as a minimum size habitat for when I take him/her to class with me. I teach high school and I thought I would take it to work with me each day. However, the habitat in my classroom would not be able to be very large due to space.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
VRae