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- Jun 8, 2013
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Hello! I'm new here, though not new to the world of herping. I've had plenty of lizards, frogs, and a snake in my time, but one thing I've never had was a tortoise. I had two box turtles as a child, my dad found both of them beside the road and brought them to our little fenced in yard. They lived in the tomato plants and LOVED banana, but that's the extent of my experience with shelled reptiles. I've been thinking about getting one for awhile, but the problem is, I've got no idea WHAT to get! So I was hoping y'all could help. Here's a list of things to consider.
-- I've got two herps, currently, my beardie and a sinaloan milk snake.
-- No dogs, just two cats.
-- I intend to keep this tortoise outside every summer. I live in NC, so the temps around here get to 85-105 degrees during that time.
-- Nothing huge, though nothing tiny, either.
-- I have a 5 sq yard area for a pen right up against the house and about 2 sq yards of space inside.
-- Feeding isn't an issue, I've got an acre filled with all kinds of veggies and fruits.
So, does anyone nice enough to read all that have any ideas on what would be best? Money's not TO much of an issue, but I don't want to drop, like, $1,000 or something ridicules like that.
Thank you for your time! I hope this wasn't to much of a bother!
-- I've got two herps, currently, my beardie and a sinaloan milk snake.
-- No dogs, just two cats.
-- I intend to keep this tortoise outside every summer. I live in NC, so the temps around here get to 85-105 degrees during that time.
-- Nothing huge, though nothing tiny, either.
-- I have a 5 sq yard area for a pen right up against the house and about 2 sq yards of space inside.
-- Feeding isn't an issue, I've got an acre filled with all kinds of veggies and fruits.
So, does anyone nice enough to read all that have any ideas on what would be best? Money's not TO much of an issue, but I don't want to drop, like, $1,000 or something ridicules like that.
Thank you for your time! I hope this wasn't to much of a bother!