Are you looking for the perfect pet, long living, easy to maintain, inexpensive, not fussy eaters, a talking point for your visitors, no need to keep your eye on them 24/7? What you are looking for is a tortoise!
Tortoises make fantastic pets for people who may otherwise not be suited to the more common pets such as cats and dogs: elderly people, people who work during the day, young children can all delight in looking after their very own tortoise! Tortoises are very beautiful creatures and surprisingly expressive and loving, they each have their own personalities and, contrary to popular myth, can be surprisingly energetic although you will never need to worry about where your pet has shot off to if you turn your back for a few seconds.
I bought my pet tortoise, Michelle (I know, I know), over five years ago and she is my pride and joy. It is not uncommon for a tortoise to live for many decades, even a hundred years or more, if cared for correctly and so I look forward to my children, or grandchildren, looking after my beautiful Michelle when my days have passed.
And here are my top tips that I implore you to follow if you do decide to take the plunge and purchase a tortoise:
1) Only buy the tortoise from a reputable dealer! Never buy a tortoise from a newspaper ad, or from a friend of a friend. Reputable reptile specialists always look after tortoises well during their infancy to ensure they will bring you joy for many years to come! Websites such as the wonderful thetortoiseshop.com will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
2) Do not put your tortoise in a vivarium! Whilst vivariums are perfect for other reptile species, such as lizards, tortoises have more specialised needs and need to be kept in specialised ’tortoise tables’ to ensure a long, healthy life.
3) Put your tortoise in the fridge! Yes I am serious! Tortoises, once out of infancy, have to hibernate during the winter. If kept in a cardoard box in garages or loft spaces, as many well meaning people do, they are a defenceless prey to natural predators and can also be damaged by sudden changes of temperature. Believe it or not, the standard domestic fridge operates at the perfect temperature for a tortoise to hibernate! They will come to no harm there and will rest happily and peacefully until the beginning of Spring when you can remove them and watch them slowly awake ready for another fascinating year of tortoise adventure. Just make sure that you mark the box that you have kept your tortoise in carefully and don’t bite into it if you come home worse for wear one evening, that wouldn’t be good for your tortoise or your teeth!
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