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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

medium size tortoise

aaronb716 Oct 15, 2005 08:15 AM

hello tortoise people im looking to get a tortoise , im looking for one that will max out at 10- 12 inches , i think this is a vary manageable size i have a large indoor inclouser to start it in and i would be able to build it a out door inclouser for the wormer months, and i have very good conections in getting greens and such for the animal because i work in the produce dept were i work. so if anyone has a good idea please post them thanks aaron PS ive looked at these so far margenated tortoise, dwarf red foots

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boxielover Oct 15, 2005 02:57 PM

Hi i would get a russian tortoise. They are real easy to care for a nd adapt well. The males get about 6-8inche and females 8-10. I think this would be your best bet.

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