As cheap as possible really. My sister want's one, and I was going to try and buy her one. She doesn't care on the species. Anything taken into account?

ummmmm try
tortoise centre - you can get loads of types
tortoise shop - they sell 3 types
indian star tortoise uk - he sells them for £275 or 2 for £500
hope that helps

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All different species have different needs though

red foots get large and are tropical tortoises
horsfields love to dig
Stars very delicate and need high temps

Best starter tortoises are ibera, hermann, horsfields and marginated

Please please get your sister to research what she wants and if she can cater for their needs.

This is not like buying a dog or a cat if looked after properly they can live over 100 years.

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Yeah, I agree with sarah. Some species are really hard for beginner...

I understand that. I've got a couple of turtles, and I did loads of reseatch first.

What I'm looking for is the cost and type, so she can research that type before buying it.