Hi Everyone
I just registered here as I am thinking about getting a tortoise, since I'm allergic to most animals and I loved tortoises since I was a little kid.
Now I am just researching the facts first, but I am really not sure which breed I could get.
My situation: I live in Bangkok, Thailand. It's hot and/or humid all year round (we have a very humid and hot rainy season, a very hot season and a "cold" season... which isn't really cold, but nice and warm). I live in an apartment with balcony, so the option could be either to keep the tortoise on the balcony or inside. Since I don't have too much space right now, it definitely has to be a small tortoise breed.
Indian Star Tortoises are the most common smaller pet tortoises here and they are fairly cheap. I like them but I've seen pictures of many adults with pyramiding... is that "normal" in this particular breed or can it be avoided? It doesn't look pretty to me. Generally, I prefer the "plainer" european tortoises.
I really like the hermann's tortoise and I know they sell it here. But I'm not sure whether I could keep it here correctly. Is it possible to keep a hermann's in a quite hot and humid area? Can it be too hot/humid for a hermann's? Maybe someone in Florida or other warm regions could give me their opinion on that. And do they have to hibernate if they live in a all-year hot region?
The food could also be an issue (no dandelions here, but other asian greens), but I'll research that first.
Based on my information, could you give me some suggestions? Also, what's the difference between Star Indians and Hermman's personality? I read Hermann's are more "outgoing", correct me If i'm wrong.
Thank you in advance,
Mina
I just registered here as I am thinking about getting a tortoise, since I'm allergic to most animals and I loved tortoises since I was a little kid.
Now I am just researching the facts first, but I am really not sure which breed I could get.
My situation: I live in Bangkok, Thailand. It's hot and/or humid all year round (we have a very humid and hot rainy season, a very hot season and a "cold" season... which isn't really cold, but nice and warm). I live in an apartment with balcony, so the option could be either to keep the tortoise on the balcony or inside. Since I don't have too much space right now, it definitely has to be a small tortoise breed.
Indian Star Tortoises are the most common smaller pet tortoises here and they are fairly cheap. I like them but I've seen pictures of many adults with pyramiding... is that "normal" in this particular breed or can it be avoided? It doesn't look pretty to me. Generally, I prefer the "plainer" european tortoises.
I really like the hermann's tortoise and I know they sell it here. But I'm not sure whether I could keep it here correctly. Is it possible to keep a hermann's in a quite hot and humid area? Can it be too hot/humid for a hermann's? Maybe someone in Florida or other warm regions could give me their opinion on that. And do they have to hibernate if they live in a all-year hot region?
The food could also be an issue (no dandelions here, but other asian greens), but I'll research that first.
Based on my information, could you give me some suggestions? Also, what's the difference between Star Indians and Hermman's personality? I read Hermann's are more "outgoing", correct me If i'm wrong.
Thank you in advance,
Mina