Though I haven't looked it up in a while, if memory serves, the 40B isn't as long side to side, but is a bit wider front to back compared to a 55G; I'm not sure which has more overall floor space. It's 30B tanks that have the exact same footprint as 40B.
I thought the spotted turtles at least could get by with significantly smaller enclosures than most tortoises. Austin's Turtle Page says that three of them can live in a 55 gallon aquarium. I'm not sure if my 40 gallon tank would be sufficient for a singleton or not. That said, I have...
I'm wanting to get either a tortoise or some sort of terrestrial or semi-terrestrial turtle, but I'm unsure what species would be best for me. This would be my first reptile, though I do have experience monitoring temperature and humidity of enclosures from owning frogs in the past. Any turtle...