Family looking to adopt

[anollan]

Hello!

My name is Allison and I live in Long Beach with my husband and 2 daughters, ages 6 & 13. We are looking to adopt a turtle. We have an extremely large backyard with tons of grass. My husband is an ocean lifeguard and I am a high school teacher.

Take care,

Al

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hi, and welcome to the forum!

Just to clarify...you said you were interested in a turtle...are you meaning a water turtle of some kind, or a tortoise of some kind? I'm thinking a tortoise with the big backyard and grass.

Have you decided exactly what you want? If not, I would suggest that you read over the care sheets we have for each species of tortoise. Try to compare what they require with your ability to provide for it. The species can be found here:

Tortoise Forum

An online community dedicated to responsible pet tortoise care.

tortoiseforum.org

Then come back and ask questions, and we'll try to help you decide what would work best for you.

In the meantime, if by "adopt" you mean "no hatchling bought from a breeder", check Craigslist and your local shelters. You never know what you might find.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Allison!

 

[Maggie3fan]

Hi, and welcome to the forum!

Just to clarify...you said you were interested in a turtle...are you meaning a water turtle of some kind, or a tortoise of some kind? I'm thinking a tortoise with the big backyard and grass.

Have you decided exactly what you want? If not, I would suggest that you read over the care sheets we have for each species of tortoise. Try to compare what they require with your ability to provide for it. The species can be found here:

Tortoise Forum

An online community dedicated to responsible pet tortoise care.

tortoiseforum.org

Then come back and ask questions, and we'll try to help you decide what would work best for you.

In the meantime, if by "adopt" you mean "no hatchling bought from a breeder", check Craigslist and your local shelters. You never know what you might find.

Subtle, very subtle...Glad you could help this person with your great advice...personally in SoCal with lots of grass I recommend a Sulcata...maybe a Leo...

 

[Braeden p]

Subtle, very subtle...Glad you could help this person with your great advice...personally in SoCal with lots of grass I recommend a Sulcata...maybe a Leo...

Yea those are good torts

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hello and welcome.
Read up on several tortoises and determine what would best suit you.
This will be an animal that will be with your children into their old age.
Once you've decided, we have many breeders here and contacts to others.