fern+fl0ra
New Member
Hi all,
I have been lurking the past few months and finally got around to making myself a profile. I had a 3-toed box turtle when I was a child, and lately I've been itching to add a tortoise to our small family. I'd love to hear which type you recommend!
I am hoping to adopt a tortoise. I have been in contact with NW Tortoise Rescue here in Washington (state) and they seem to have a lot of Russians at this time. The Russians they have up for adoption were from the wild-caught pet industry, some of them had poor living conditions (ex. living in a fish tank or have shell damage from heat lamps being too close.)
A couple of questions:
Q1: Will tortoises from the wild-caught pet industry have more of a need to escape and go back to where they hatched? I don't want them to feel like I'm keeping them prisoners!
Q2: What types of tortoises can handle the mild temps of the PNW? I have room to create both outdoor and indoor enclosures, but would obviously prefer for my future tort to live outside most of the time because I've heard that's the best habitat for them. Besides Russians, I really like Sulcatas and Red Foots. What do you guys think?
I have been lurking the past few months and finally got around to making myself a profile. I had a 3-toed box turtle when I was a child, and lately I've been itching to add a tortoise to our small family. I'd love to hear which type you recommend!
I am hoping to adopt a tortoise. I have been in contact with NW Tortoise Rescue here in Washington (state) and they seem to have a lot of Russians at this time. The Russians they have up for adoption were from the wild-caught pet industry, some of them had poor living conditions (ex. living in a fish tank or have shell damage from heat lamps being too close.)
A couple of questions:
Q1: Will tortoises from the wild-caught pet industry have more of a need to escape and go back to where they hatched? I don't want them to feel like I'm keeping them prisoners!
Q2: What types of tortoises can handle the mild temps of the PNW? I have room to create both outdoor and indoor enclosures, but would obviously prefer for my future tort to live outside most of the time because I've heard that's the best habitat for them. Besides Russians, I really like Sulcatas and Red Foots. What do you guys think?