Gus.
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So what kinds of tortoise species stay small for their whole life?
Russian tortoises And box turtles... There are more somebody else will answer. What kind of dog is in your avatar. totally cute.
Egyptian tortoises too?
I know I'm the tesudo family they stay smaller than many others.
Hermanns also.
the padloper tortoise is one of the smallest but not commercially available
Do you mean small in physical size? Or that can live in a smaller space? A small tortoise still needs a pretty big space; they wallk more than you might think!
I don't know anything about these but look into a pancake tortoise.
I assume you are looking for a pet, then pancakes and Egyptians are both worth looking for.
Depending on location you might be able to get one from a breeder on here, shipped even, more or equally afforadably than a pet store and healthier. Many pet store are wild caught in poor shape, heavy parasite loads, with unknown origins. With a breeder on here you'd have more selection in species and you'd know how they are started and more background information is likely. Something to consider!I think they have those two kinds at my local petstore.
Even the smallest species need an enclosure approaching 4'x8' (1.5 x 2.2 metres) once they stop being babies ... after the first couple of years.I think they have those two kinds at my local petstore.
Oh yeah? I'll have to look up some pics.
Yeah in physical size. I don't have a ton of free space, but maybe I could figure something out.