Re: My First Tortoise

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Posted by Lisa and Virgil on June 05, 2001 at 17:44:24:

In Reply to: My First Tortoise posted by Nick on June 05, 2001 at 16:51:44:

: Hey everyone.

: I've been raising aquatic turtles for a year or two now and I want to get a tortoise. Unfortunately the pet stores around here are "iffy", so of course I came here for some info :)

: I could first off use advice on what the best beginner tort is (preferably around/under 50lbs). Also, it's going to be a few months before I'm ready to begin looking to buy one, but are there any good site or breeders on here to buy one from?

: The plan is to buy a baby/juv tort and house it in a 30g breeder aquarium. Basking light, uva/uvb lamp, heat rock... and anything else you guys/gals can tell me about :)

: Thanks!

You might want to considering adopting one. There are several organizations out there, in particular www.turtlehomes.org, but you'll probably hear from Marissa for details on that. I bought Virgil before investigating the adoption route. While I wouldn't trade him for anything, who knows what orphan I missed out on. Should I ever decide to add to my crew, I'm sure it would be via adoption. Good luck.
P.S. You'll find everyone here very helpful. They have been wonderful to me.

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: : Hey everyone. : : I've been raising aquatic turtles for a year or two now and I want to get a tortoise. Unfortunately the pet stores around here are "iffy", so of course I came here for some info :) : : I could first off use advice on what the best beginner tort is (preferably around/under 50lbs). Also, it's going to be a few months before I'm ready to begin looking to buy one, but are there any good site or breeders on here to buy one from? : : The plan is to buy a baby/juv tort and house it in a 30g breeder aquarium. Basking light, uva/uvb lamp, heat rock... and anything else you guys/gals can tell me about :) : : Thanks! : You might want to considering adopting one. There are several organizations out there, in particular www.turtlehomes.org, but you'll probably hear from Marissa for details on that. I bought Virgil before investigating the adoption route. While I wouldn't trade him for anything, who knows what orphan I missed out on. Should I ever decide to add to my crew, I'm sure it would be via adoption. Good luck. : P.S. You'll find everyone here very helpful. They have been wonderful to me.

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