• Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

    =====================
    Posted 08/15/2025
    =====================


    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

    =====================
    Addendum: 01/10/2026
    =====================


    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Choosing a tortoise

ndballpythons

ndballpythons

New member
Joined
May 11, 2011
Messages
39
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota USA
Im interested in bringing a tortoise into my home maybe in the next 6 months.
This gives me plenty of time to research and choose the right tort for me.

What I want out of a tortoise is one that is a manageble max size for me to handle which would be 30-40 lbs or less. I need to be able to handle the tort by myself for cleaning, moving, feeding etc.
Also I would like a tortoise to have a personality. One that isnt timid when i let him out for exercise. I want him to recognize me and like to be handled.

So far Ive come across Hermann's to be quite suitable in what I want out of a tortoise.
If anyone has any other species that you could suggest to me I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance!
 
The three I would pick from are Hermann's, Greeks, and Russians. I've not had a Greek, but I have had the others and prefer the personality of the Hermann's. Ours is definitely friendly and inquisitive. I also keep Egyptians, which are tiny, but they're not a beginner species, and they're quite rare and expensive.

Noelle
 
I'd go for the Russians or Greeks as these are easy.Russians can be kept outside year around.Greeks have to stay indoors. Russian in front Greek in rear.
IMG_0160.jpg
 
rcarichter said:
The three I would pick from are Hermann's, Greeks, and Russians. I've not had a Greek, but I have had the others and prefer the personality of the Hermann's. Ours is definitely friendly and inquisitive. I also keep Egyptians, which are tiny, but they're not a beginner species, and they're quite rare and expensive.

Noelle
Click to expand...

Agreed.
 
Back
Top