redcheckerstack
New Member
Hi everyone,
I am not a tortoise owner. My closest experience to keeping a tortoise was when my cousin and I found a three toed box turtle in our driveway when I was 14. We did not find the original owner, so I kept him for about 2 years, until I came home from a vacation and found out my grandpa had given the turtle away to a kid in our family who was visiting from Canada. Never saw or heard about the turtle or that part of the family again.
Outside of the box turtle I've kept hamsters, mice, mantids, snakes, fish, frogs, toads, crabs, eels, and shrimp. Currently I keep 4 birds, and am looking into other animals that do not require live food in their diet (though certain baby box turtles may sway me).
I am looking for a smaller species of tortoise (Greek, Hermann's, Indian Star, etc.) that is better suited to live indoors. It does not have to be a beginner species, I dedicate time to my animals, but I prefer one that is not excruciatingly difficult for someone new to tortoises (I have read that Egyptians can be problematic). As noted above, I am also open to a box turtle, I’m just tired of keeping the live food inside the house and maintaining extra “pets.”
My current setup is a 2.5x2.5, but by next summer I can build a 4x4 or 2x8 (which size is better and is that enough space for a full grown tortoise?).
Thanks for stopping by, and if you have any tips for a prospective new tortoise owner, they are appreciated.
-Matt
I am not a tortoise owner. My closest experience to keeping a tortoise was when my cousin and I found a three toed box turtle in our driveway when I was 14. We did not find the original owner, so I kept him for about 2 years, until I came home from a vacation and found out my grandpa had given the turtle away to a kid in our family who was visiting from Canada. Never saw or heard about the turtle or that part of the family again.
Outside of the box turtle I've kept hamsters, mice, mantids, snakes, fish, frogs, toads, crabs, eels, and shrimp. Currently I keep 4 birds, and am looking into other animals that do not require live food in their diet (though certain baby box turtles may sway me).
I am looking for a smaller species of tortoise (Greek, Hermann's, Indian Star, etc.) that is better suited to live indoors. It does not have to be a beginner species, I dedicate time to my animals, but I prefer one that is not excruciatingly difficult for someone new to tortoises (I have read that Egyptians can be problematic). As noted above, I am also open to a box turtle, I’m just tired of keeping the live food inside the house and maintaining extra “pets.”
My current setup is a 2.5x2.5, but by next summer I can build a 4x4 or 2x8 (which size is better and is that enough space for a full grown tortoise?).
Thanks for stopping by, and if you have any tips for a prospective new tortoise owner, they are appreciated.
-Matt
