Kevin223
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Well the title says it all i should have known better than to think that she wouldn't bring anything home from yesterdays reptile convention, she means well but lives in the moment, I know quite a bit about turtles and reptiles, growing up on a river in Florida its hard not to jump in and catch all sorts of critters, but i dont know that much about tortoises. from what ive been gathering on the internet, they are somewhat easy to care for. easier than some of my other pets anyway. but im going to have to build her a cage and im looking for tips on. heating sources. how much is too much heat?, substrates? seems like coco husk shredding s will do.
my other question is about the tortoise itself though shes highly active, doesn't like being in her current cage though ive made it as comfortable as i can at the moment, she keeps trying to escape over the walls, ive been feeling bad about her futile escape attempts and i take her out to let her roam around the room, for the most part she comes back to my foot fumbles her way up and just sits there, i wouldn't think they would be terribly social but, she likes being close to people for some reason, that appears to be contrary from what ive read so far some sites say minimize handling they dont like it and it stresses them out so im just a bit confused on what to do with that. to let her cuddle up against me or not?
so basically any info you guys have learned from personal experience with tortoises would be greatly appreciated.
my other question is about the tortoise itself though shes highly active, doesn't like being in her current cage though ive made it as comfortable as i can at the moment, she keeps trying to escape over the walls, ive been feeling bad about her futile escape attempts and i take her out to let her roam around the room, for the most part she comes back to my foot fumbles her way up and just sits there, i wouldn't think they would be terribly social but, she likes being close to people for some reason, that appears to be contrary from what ive read so far some sites say minimize handling they dont like it and it stresses them out so im just a bit confused on what to do with that. to let her cuddle up against me or not?
so basically any info you guys have learned from personal experience with tortoises would be greatly appreciated.