chefryan
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Hi I’m wondering what the best tortoise is for raising in southern california? I’ll raise the tortoise indoors but eventually I would like to have an outdoor enclosure setup in my backyard for the spring and summer months.
That was something I forgot to mention, I wouldn’t want a tortoise that hibernates so I’ll check out burmese stars, thank you!Hello and welcome.
There are lots of good species that will do well in our Southern California climate. But more specifically it says you are in Newport, so I would rule out the California desert tortoise. Russian and Burmese stars would do well in your climate and outdoors. Russians do want to hibernate though in the cooler months, so you would have to deal with that. Burmese stars do get a bit larger but still a manageable size and are nicer in my opinion.
How close to the coast are you? Do you want a big tortoise or a smaller species?Hi I’m wondering what the best tortoise is for raising in southern california? I’ll raise the tortoise indoors but eventually I would like to have an outdoor enclosure setup in my backyard for the spring and summer months.