Sorry Betty,I misread your initial post and thought 3x3 would be the outdoors enclosure carved out of your porch. 3x3 will be ok for baby tort and will last for a while till your baby outgrows it. I keep my babies in 40 gal fish tank made into a terrarium. Torts don't grow as fast as cats/dogs so you don't have to feel rushed to build a new enclosure. Sorry for confusing you
Read. Read. Read and then look on Craigslist and find a small adult Redfoot. They are MUCH easier to care for than a baby.
In Florida you guys can keep anything under the sun! You have perfect climate for reptiles. I had my eyes on sulcata but living in subdivision without at least an acre I didn't think that would feel right. I have Redfoot and Brazilian cherryhead (type of Redfoot) and Ed is correct, some babies require LOTS of work and intense research to get them on right track. One of mine was such baby and it's only because that time happened with very serious injury that put me in wheelchair for few months, I had the time to do all the research, and try all the tricks to get this baby on right track. I think if I didn't have all that extra time he'd very well be one of those unfortunate statistics of babies that never make it to their first day. Torts are pretty resilient once out of that tender age zone. There are sooooo many different species of gorgeous tortoises!!!!! I went with RF bcs I wanted more than one and RF's are known to do ok in groups. I also didn't want to mess with hibernation (but now I know that many keepers don't hibernate their torts at all). I love them all and could adapt conditions to any species. Look up Greeks, Russians, pancakes, hingebacks, marginateds.... And more! They are all wonderfull. Then there are the stars and radiateds,but we are talking about some DOLLARS there. For some reason sulcatas are the lowest price, but they shouldn't be, they are not cheap/easy to keep imo. Now, I'd still love to have one some day, but my RFs are filling up my "tort bucket" just fine for now. I also love aldabrans... But talk about BIG.... Many people here keep leopards, another beauty, but they get pretty big too. Then our native tortoises, desert torts, and how about box turtles! And many more! Your possibilities are almost endless and living in Orlando Fl you can pull off keeping just about any of them
