Here's an idea : if you decide a tort isn't the right thing, you could sponsor an animal as a class. You will usually get a lot of information on the animal, monthly updates on what the animal has been doing and a cuddly toy. Just a suggestion though.
Hi I wanted to get my tortoise a larger table - I'm not sure of the dimensions of his current tortoise table but it is about one metre long. It's not so bad because mango is out of his house running round the living room ( or in the garden when the cold english weather permits!) most of the day...
I personally vote Russian- I love my little mango and he loves to be stroked and cuddled( no friendliness issues there!!!!!!!) he also will gladly eat from my hand and LOVES baths, but next door have a hermanns tort and he is absolutely gorgeous too!
My tort tends to tuck in most of the time, but he will sprawl out if he falls asleep under his heat lamp :) he looks kinda like this when he sleeps sprawled out :D[hr]
This is the pic it didnt show up before :)