Re: land turtles

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Posted by Terry on July 03, 2001 at 22:53:05:

In Reply to: land turtles posted by Joe D on July 03, 2001 at 20:56:03:

Hi Joe.
Box turtles are around 5"-6" when fully mature.
Russian Tortoises around 8" or a bit smaller.

Which whould make a better pet depends on the c;limate in your area. And what type of enclosure/housing you have planed.

So maybe you could post again with where you live and if the tortoise/turtle would be housed indoors or out.

Box turtles require a humid environment,and are omnivores.
Russian torts a dry environment, they're herbivores.

Here's a couple of web sites with more info, to help you decide:

http://www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/pondfolder/boxcare.html

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5504/

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/avoidbox.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the home page at this next site, for the links section:

http://www.russiantortoise.net/

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/horsfield_habitat.html

http://www.tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/index.htm

http://www.tortoiselife.co.uk/

http://www.turtlecafe.net/habitats.htm

These web sites should get you started.
Hope this helps, post again if you have more questions.
Terry.

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: Hi Joe. : Box turtles are around 5"-6" when fully mature. : Russian Tortoises around 8" or a bit smaller. : Which whould make a better pet depends on the c;limate in your area. And what type of enclosure/housing you have planed. : So maybe you could post again with where you live and if the tortoise/turtle would be housed indoors or out. : Box turtles require a humid environment,and are omnivores. : Russian torts a dry environment, they're herbivores. : Here's a couple of web sites with more info, to help you decide: : http://www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/pondfolder/boxcare.html : http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5504/ : http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/avoidbox.html : Scroll down to the bottom of the home page at this next site, for the links section: : http://www.russiantortoise.net/ : http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/horsfield_habitat.html : http://www.tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/index.htm : http://www.tortoiselife.co.uk/ : http://www.turtlecafe.net/habitats.htm : These web sites should get you started. : Hope this helps, post again if you have more questions. : Terry.

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