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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Love to hear that about the personality. We have two young children and are unable to have pets like a cat or dog due to allergies. I'm sure they'd prefer a turtle with a bit more cordial personality.
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Thanks for the info. Where and how do you house Zola?
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Thanks, Herman definitely has been at the top of our list as we have been researching!
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Overall, what species requires the least amount of space?
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. In your opinion, what species requires the smallest outdoor space? I know Russians stay pretty small but do walk long distances in the wild. What about a small hermans, etc? And what species would do well outdoors year round here in New Orleans?
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Yes, we do have the humidity for it for sure (New Orleans is the most humid city in the US). My concern with those species is that we still do have winter in New Orleans (a foot of snow last year - which was of course a once in a 100 yr event) and I’d like a species that could be outdoors all...
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    Thanks for the reply. I haven’t found specific info about a year round outdoor enclosure for a temperate species. Can you point me in the right direction? Curious, why is 4x8 okay for an indoor enclosure but not outdoor?
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    New here and considering a tortoise, looking for advice

    New to tortoises but considering buying one as a pet. We want to make sure we are set up for success for both ourselves and the tortoise before making any decisions. We have researched through this forum and elsewhere but still aren’t quite sure. Some particulars about us: - we don’t plan to...
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