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XxDarkEuphoriaxX

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Sooo, I have developed a recent interest in tortoise...but nyhow. Don't have one yet... but will in the next 5 years hopefully..... I just wanted some input on something.. from what I have gathered the Hermanns is overall the best tortoise to start with. Here is another concern. I live in Southern Indiana and the humidity is very commonly in the summer months around 60%, 70% sometimes in the 80 percentile range. THIS concerns me.....since most tortoises like low humidy :the ones native to the US: perhaps excluding the florida gopher tortoise........

I live with my parents currently, am 19 yrs, hopefully will get a good job with the electronics and computer technology assoc. degree I will be starting in a week..

I have a very large yard (well my parents do) and my family owns a very large area including 2 fields and a decent amount of woods. Space isnt really a issue but humidity and temperature are. It gets down to the 20's and 30's in winter sometimes in the teens...

The only tortoise I could come up with that I was suited for was the brown or black burmese mountain tortoise..... but $$$ and not sure about how easy captive bred ones are to aquire... and not much info on them. I rly wanted a leopard but I probably live in too humid of an area..

what do u guys think? and HI :D
 

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Hi XxDarkEuphoriaxX (May I call you "X"??):

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to the forum!!

If the weather is warm/hot and you can keep your enclosure fairly dry, the humidity isn't a problem. Desert-type tortoises poop and pee in their burrow in order to keep the humidity up a bit. This helps them grow smooth shells (bumpy shell is called "pyramiding"). I think a Hermann's tortoise is a good choice for a first-time tort owner. You might also look at the Russian tortoise and the Greek tortoise. The Manouria tortoise would be more for an experienced keeper.

Yvonne
 

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WELCOME XxDarkEuphoriaxX to the forum:D
if you are interested in a tortoise that likes high humidity i would go with a red foot tortoise or a yellow foot tortoise
 

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Welcome! Reds and Yellows would love that climate if you give them a little spray and keep it at over 70% :)
 
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