Hello guys! Raising an Aldabra Tortoise has always been a dream of mine. I was wondering if anybody raises or successfully raises Aldabras in the Midwest. I live in St. Louis, Missouri and am dieing to get an Aldabra yearling. I really want one but want to know opinions of if it's even smart to get one knowing it can't live outside all year like all you lucky people living in Florida. I have a full basement which I would plan on making half of it is cage for the winter for at least the first few years of it's life.And it could go outside the majority of the time in summer and a lot of the spring and fall. I'm not worried about it in the first couple years because I know I could successfully care for it. And I would be willing to build a large shed/barn for it when it gets large for the cold months. So I'm basically rambling now lol but do any of you keep large Aldabras who don't live in a tropical climate like Florida where they can live outside basically all year?