For a good amount period of time my fascination was drawn towards sulcatas and sulcatas only, there were times when my attention was drawn to other species but at the end of the day most of the attraction and fascination would always end up heading towards at sulcatas again.
As i learn more and more about them and the more i prepared myself the more my admiration towards them grew even more i always think about how nice it would be if i get one, i did plan to adopt a sulcata and im glad i have gotten this far in terms of preparation and gain plenty of knowledge from numerous members,threads, and articles both on TortoiseForum and TortoiseLibrary.
But at this point i encouraged myself to think the opposite, "How bad it would be if i get a sulcata" and honestly there are also good amount of cons especially in my current state, im going to move very soon there would be much more space but i still have doubts and their size is also a thing to consider and it really starts to get into my head these thoughts... "Would i be able to deal with their excrement in later years?" "Would i be able to transport them when i need to?" "Am i going to be able to deal with their size in later years?" "What am i going to do? How am i gonna deal with all of other problems that comes with that species in later years?" Those thoughts really made me think twice of my choice that i start to question if it's okay and i dont really think so.
And i think i would be better off with other species but i just dont know which one, i don't want it too big nor too small i think one that could grow about 16++ inches would be just perfect, Yes i know leopards and redfoots are medium-sized tortoise but i never know for sure what's their average size and i would love to know their accurate average size or easily reachable size or maybe other species of tortoises that could easily reach 15-16++ inch.
I will really appreciate the feedback, Sulcatas may or may not be possible for me but if other options are a possibility i will take that into consideration. As always Thank You!
As i learn more and more about them and the more i prepared myself the more my admiration towards them grew even more i always think about how nice it would be if i get one, i did plan to adopt a sulcata and im glad i have gotten this far in terms of preparation and gain plenty of knowledge from numerous members,threads, and articles both on TortoiseForum and TortoiseLibrary.
But at this point i encouraged myself to think the opposite, "How bad it would be if i get a sulcata" and honestly there are also good amount of cons especially in my current state, im going to move very soon there would be much more space but i still have doubts and their size is also a thing to consider and it really starts to get into my head these thoughts... "Would i be able to deal with their excrement in later years?" "Would i be able to transport them when i need to?" "Am i going to be able to deal with their size in later years?" "What am i going to do? How am i gonna deal with all of other problems that comes with that species in later years?" Those thoughts really made me think twice of my choice that i start to question if it's okay and i dont really think so.
And i think i would be better off with other species but i just dont know which one, i don't want it too big nor too small i think one that could grow about 16++ inches would be just perfect, Yes i know leopards and redfoots are medium-sized tortoise but i never know for sure what's their average size and i would love to know their accurate average size or easily reachable size or maybe other species of tortoises that could easily reach 15-16++ inch.
I will really appreciate the feedback, Sulcatas may or may not be possible for me but if other options are a possibility i will take that into consideration. As always Thank You!
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