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chazza · 11-09-2006, 04:44 PM

Hi im thinking of getting a new tortoise that dont hibernate and one that dont grow big also one that is relatively easy to keep and so hard ? can anyone recommend any?

Henry-flash · 11-09-2006, 04:46 PM

Redfoots don't get too big but are still fairly large torts or maybe try one of the spur thighed sub species that doesnt hibernate

sandy · 11-09-2006, 05:04 PM

Tunisians.

chazza · 11-09-2006, 07:00 PM

i was thinking of redfoots but i think they grow a bit too big and im not too sure on a tunisian because i thought tunisians might need a expert tortoise keeper and hard to look after because i want a tortoise that is smaller than an adult hermans tortoise and also i would like a tortoise that will keep me busythough out the winter?

Henry-flash · 11-09-2006, 07:03 PM

There aren't many readily avalible species that don't hibernate smaller than Reds. Tunisians aren't that difficult from what I have been told and they were something I was thinking of when reccomending a none hibernating spur sub species.

chazza · 11-09-2006, 07:18 PM

are tunisian tortoises expensive and do you know where i can get them from?

imported_Lowe · 12-09-2006, 02:22 PM

They are fairly rare, but they're fantastic little tortoises which are full of character. Their only real weakness is that they're very prone to picking up Runny Nose Syndrome, especially if they're kept poorly or come into contact with another species. They're also difficult to grow smoothly because they don't hibernate.

chazza · 12-09-2006, 06:22 PM

thanks do you know where i can get a pair of hatchling tunisian tortoises from for a good price?

SCiARA · 13-09-2006, 02:03 PM

is the hibernating thing a worry for you are do you want a tort all year round?

chazza · 13-09-2006, 03:44 PM

i would just like to get a tortoise for all year round and so it will keep me busy especially when my hermans tortoises are hibernating!

11-09-2006, 04:44 PM	#1
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	recommend Hi im thinking of getting a new tortoise that dont hibernate and one that dont grow big also one that is relatively easy to keep and so hard ? can anyone recommend any? __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

11-09-2006, 04:46 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Redfoots don't get too big but are still fairly large torts or maybe try one of the spur thighed sub species that doesnt hibernate __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

11-09-2006, 05:04 PM	#3
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,144	Tunisians. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

11-09-2006, 07:00 PM	#4
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	i was thinking of redfoots but i think they grow a bit too big and im not too sure on a tunisian because i thought tunisians might need a expert tortoise keeper and hard to look after because i want a tortoise that is smaller than an adult hermans tortoise and also i would like a tortoise that will keep me busythough out the winter? __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

11-09-2006, 07:03 PM	#5
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	There aren't many readily avalible species that don't hibernate smaller than Reds. Tunisians aren't that difficult from what I have been told and they were something I was thinking of when reccomending a none hibernating spur sub species. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

11-09-2006, 07:18 PM	#6
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	are tunisian tortoises expensive and do you know where i can get them from? __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

12-09-2006, 02:22 PM	#7
imported_Lowe Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Walsall Posts: 652	They are fairly rare, but they're fantastic little tortoises which are full of character. Their only real weakness is that they're very prone to picking up Runny Nose Syndrome, especially if they're kept poorly or come into contact with another species. They're also difficult to grow smoothly because they don't hibernate.

12-09-2006, 06:22 PM	#8
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	thanks do you know where i can get a pair of hatchling tunisian tortoises from for a good price? __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

13-09-2006, 02:03 PM	#9
SCiARA Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 181	is the hibernating thing a worry for you are do you want a tort all year round? __________________ Barry 3 female Hermanni Boettgeri 2 5yr & 1 6yr olds

13-09-2006, 03:44 PM	#10
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	i would just like to get a tortoise for all year round and so it will keep me busy especially when my hermans tortoises are hibernating! __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

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