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Posted by: jscrick at Mon Aug 23 07:59:53 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]  
   

I do not recommend a tortoise for any 3 year old child. No child that age should handle any reptile. Tortoises are for the more sophisticated knowledgeable keeper. They are not a child's plaything. Such interaction would stress one out to the point of certain failure.
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