Smith4mj
New Member
I'm still in the research phase. I've read enough to make my head spin! After a couple of years of debate, we have decided we will get a tortoise. I'm trying to decide what species to get. At first, we really thought a red foot was the way to go, but with our long cold winters, it would spend too long in an indoor enclosure. So we decided to go smaller and less humid. Winters are dry here, so indoor humidity will have to be completely artificial.
We are now narrowed down to: Marginated, Greek, Hermanns.
It is appealing to think of getting more than one. I know this is controversial, but Tortoise supply states that Greeks and Hermanns live in pairs or small groups just fine. I kind of get the feeling that they are sort of experts at what they do.
The marginated is a bit larger, which is one of the reasons we found the red foot appealing.
I haven't built the table yet, since the species we choose will affect the size.
One thing I have found to be clear is that this forum is a great source of information and opinions, so throw them at me, please!
We are now narrowed down to: Marginated, Greek, Hermanns.
It is appealing to think of getting more than one. I know this is controversial, but Tortoise supply states that Greeks and Hermanns live in pairs or small groups just fine. I kind of get the feeling that they are sort of experts at what they do.
The marginated is a bit larger, which is one of the reasons we found the red foot appealing.
I haven't built the table yet, since the species we choose will affect the size.
One thing I have found to be clear is that this forum is a great source of information and opinions, so throw them at me, please!