When I think basement, my mind flashes to something dark, damp, and sorta cool. What is your basement like? Would this turtle get any outside time? When you say smaller enclosure at school, what size are you thinking? At home enclosure size?
Jacob said:
Thanks for the response. Not taken wrong at all. My basement has radiant heat in the floors so it is not dark and damp. The tort would get outside time when appropriate, living in Chicago. One reason to have a tort for class pet is that we study animals for a quarter of the school year and we teach responsibility and caring to students on a daily basis. I thought that they are not loud, they need some caring feeding, and they make good reading buddies. The enclosure for school I am not sure of, depends how big it is and what would be required.Jacqui said:Hi and welcome! It does seem to be that Russians get picked to be school pets most often. These are just a simple questions, so don't take it wrong, I am just trying to give you more advise, okay. First... why do you want to have a tortoise for a class pet?
I definitely can handle the space requirements.slowpoke said:
Thank you all for the warm welcome!
Thank youJacqui said:As to whether to get an adult or a hatchling, seeing how these are children who will be working and handling the animal, my vote would be toward the adult. Babies are cuter that's for sure, but they also are smaller so everything can cause problems with them easier and faster. Adults are more "bullet proof".
good luck!
