Hatchetfish
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- Mar 16, 2017
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So, a little about me. I've into aquariums and vivariums for as long as I can remember. My wife is finally bending on my request for a tortoise (snakes and lizards all had to be sold years ago, because she's horribly phobic). I live in San Diego, but my only tort experience was in MI, where I successfully kept russians.
Basically, I'm not sure if I want another russian, my girls were a bit dull personality-wise. On the other hand, they were kept mostly indoors under lighting vs outdoors, because, well...it was MI.
This tort would be kept outdoors year-round in a 4x8 pen on our balcony (half shade...decent temp gradient) with regular, frequent, lengthy, supervised excursions to roam our large plot in a nearby community garden, which is pesticide and herbicide free and in which I plan to plant lots of tortoise-food plants (the exact plants depend on what species I end up getting).
So, basically, I need help picking a species. I really want something personable, I want to have a tort that will be more than just a pretty moving rock. Also, I can't have anything super huge, because, as I said, the pen will only be 4x8, and even with the excursions I still don't want to be lugging a 200lb creature into the car every day for the rest of my life.
Any input at all is appreciated. Thanks!
Basically, I'm not sure if I want another russian, my girls were a bit dull personality-wise. On the other hand, they were kept mostly indoors under lighting vs outdoors, because, well...it was MI.
This tort would be kept outdoors year-round in a 4x8 pen on our balcony (half shade...decent temp gradient) with regular, frequent, lengthy, supervised excursions to roam our large plot in a nearby community garden, which is pesticide and herbicide free and in which I plan to plant lots of tortoise-food plants (the exact plants depend on what species I end up getting).
So, basically, I need help picking a species. I really want something personable, I want to have a tort that will be more than just a pretty moving rock. Also, I can't have anything super huge, because, as I said, the pen will only be 4x8, and even with the excursions I still don't want to be lugging a 200lb creature into the car every day for the rest of my life.
Any input at all is appreciated. Thanks!