i want to get a tortoise i know I have high criteria but I need a species that qualifies as:

small (does not exeed 1.5 feet)
cheap (willing to pay up to $200$)
easy care (does not require special hard to find food ETC.)
not rare


Thanks

p.s. it can be a land turtle too

Ehhh...good luck, from what I hear Torts can be a real handful, not to mention the cost of upkeep. I'm not well versed on the specifics maybe a russian tortoise, but don't quote me on that.

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Hmmm... Sounds like you're looking into buying a number of different herps. Might I suggest getting just one and waiting a little before getting the next one?

I only suggest this because you don't know the animal you are taking in. If you get the tortoise and the chameleon at one time and then realize that one has the personality of a 3-year-old in permanent tantrum mode, you might find yourself overwhelmed and unable to bear the expense or time expectations.

It's usually better to get one animal and take care of it for a few months and get used to what its needs are, then decide whether you can afford to take on another.

I hope you find one of the animals you are looking for, though.

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I've been recently looking into Torts as well. What I've found is the smaller they are the more expensive they generally are. Some intersting ones are Egyptian, Hermans, and Indian Star. You'll be spending more than $200 for sure though.

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And that is not even considering what you will have to pay to set up a habitat!
A ten gallon tank won't cut it!

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don't worry i'm getting one or the other

hey I really wanted an egyptian tortoise but arent they ilegal in the U.S.
and arent they super rare actually I will have about $700$ U.S.$
after chritmas

isn't it the same for indian stars too I beileve their both very endangered