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[WhitneyO]

I was wondering what is everyones favorite tortoise. Please give me a little description why. I am trying to decide my next moves but there is so many out there i dont know where to start. Thanks guys!

 

[BrianWI]

Nadine.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Queen Bertha. Redfoot.
Favorite breed? Redfoot also. Because they fit so well with the south Florida climate!

 

[WhitneyO]

Queen Bertha. Redfoot.
Favorite breed? Redfoot also. Because they fit so well with the south Florida climate!

Yea I have a cherry head red foot now and I love her to death.

 

[cmacusa3]

My ornate box turtles have the best personalities, My Sulcata is very laid back and my leopard's all are very adventurous. Do you have good space? That could really determine what you get next.

Looks like you've been bitten by the tort bug..It never ends now.

 

[edwardbo]

Can't recommend black mountains enough ,they are like having dogs ...you are lucky to live in a climate that is supportive to keeping many sp. .box torts too are engaging and nice sized pets.

 

[WhitneyO]

My ornate box turtles have the best personalities, My Sulcata is very laid back and my leopard's all are very adventurous. Do you have good space? That could really determine what you get next.

Looks like you've been bitten by the tort bug..It never ends now.

Oh great! This could be bad. I thought about box turtles but I know more about tortoises then I do turtles. Care to give some insight.

 

[cmacusa3]

I think both are easy to care for, box turtles will eat just about anything, they pretty much soak themselves but I still do on occasions. I don't worry about them at all like I do my torts, they handle cold and warm temps a lot better, They don't get big at all, Just a few things for starters.... I think the reason I got torts was because I missed my turtles during hibernation, and now I like when they hibernate because it gives me a little break. lol

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

I'd say the tortoises from areas of dense forest. They all seem contemplative and have a wide range of adaptive behaviors. For me it's about how they live in the wild, less so about how they are cared for in captivity, in selecting which species I like the most.

This includes all the Manouria, three species of hingeback, Yellowfoot tortoises, all the indotestudo, and Pyxis planicuada. 11 species in total.

It could be argued there are other forest species, some of the testudo live in Oak Chaparral, and Florida gopher tortoises live in pine forests (at least some populations), the later two groups are not 'dense' forest dwellers though, so IMO are excluded from that as a criteria.

 

[Neal]

Box turtles were my first chelonian love and will always be special to me, but leopard tortoises are by far my favorite. No two are alike in appearance or personality.

 

[cmacusa3]

Box turtles were my first chelonian love and will always be special to me, but leopard tortoises are by far my favorite. No two are alike in appearance or personality.

I'm seemingly heading down that path too. My Leo's are pretty special

 

[Gillian M]

Oh great! This could be bad. I thought about box turtles but I know more about tortoises then I do turtles. Care to give some insight.

Once again: do you have enough space for two, three torts? These cute little animals need a lot of room.

 

[WhitneyO]

Yes I do have the space.

 

[Gillian M]

Yes I do have the space.

That's nice to hear. Asked you because many people ( I do NOT mean you, ok?) do not seem to realize that such a small creature needs so much room. Know what I mean?

 

[WhitneyO]

Oh yes I know what you mean. I have researched and researched and talked to so many people that I feel raise these babies right just so I can get as much knowledge on each tortoise I own as possible. I do my homework because as an animal lover my babies come first.

 

[Gillian M]

Oh yes I know what you mean. I have researched and researched and talked to so many people that I feel raise these babies right just so I can get as much knowledge on each tortoise I own as possible. I do my homework because as an animal lover my babies come first.

Well done if you've been researching and reading. Would you think of pets other than torts?

 

[WhitneyO]

Well I have two cats and a dog. So I'm not sure what you mean. Are you suggesting I don't get a tortoise.

 

[Gillian M]

Well I have two cats and a dog. So I'm not sure what you mean. Are you suggesting I don't get a tortoise.

Oh no, please do not misunderstand me. Sorry about that. I did not know that you had other pets. I was asking whether you'd like to have other pets besides the tort. And you confirmed that you do. Goodness! That must be a lot of hard work, is it not?

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

My marginals have their own minds , My leopards are great I can watch them for hours , my Russians are cute , the Greeks are different , the desert torts are their pun persons , the Hermanns love to explore everything , my egpyains are little and cute Evan as adults , and the boxy's like to keep to their selves ! So did this help at all ?

 

[Gillian M]

My marginals have their own minds , My leopards are great I can watch them for hours , my Russians are cute , the Greeks are different , the desert torts are their pun persons , the Hermanns love to explore everything , my egpyains are little and cute Evan as adults , and the boxy's like to keep to their selves ! So did this help at all ?

Which species of the ones you own, are in your opinion the easiest to deal with?