Turtle Help!? please ?

Question

My Sister wants a turtle for her Birthday Day and if you have a land turtle which one would you recommend thanks!

Answer 1

a wild box turtle would be easy to take care of you can find them along the road we have one like that and it eat any veggies you give them  

Answer 2

Box turtle are threatened in almost every area they exist (BTW box turtles are omnivores). It is probably illegal where you live. It's a much better idea (for many reasons) to buy a captive bred animal. I suggest a russian or greek tortoise. They don't get very large and are herbivorous.

Answer 3

besides what sds said, box turtles can live over 100 years. It would be very smart to do some research on lifespan and basic care before making a purchase to make sure it would be the right turtle for her. Kids tend to think they want a turtle until they realize that they kinda smell and you gotta keep them clean and feed them every day and they don't really do too many tricks and they're not cuddly... then you've got a neglected animal that's wasting away in a dirty cage that needs cleaned and not being fed properly.

Also consider that a proper setup for ANY turtle, land or water will cost close to $200... not counting the turtle.