What do i need to buy a tortoise?

To keep a tortoise properly, you will need the following equipment:

Tortoise Table

Heat light holder

Heat Lamp, usually 100w is good, but it depends on the temperature of your room and the sepcies

thermostat (this is not essential as it is only there to stop the lamp raising the temperature too much and most people don't need them with open topped tables, but it may need to be added so keep it in mind)

Thermometer, this will tell you what the temperatures are, you need one at each end

12 % UV Light, a strip light that covers most of the table is best. Arcadia is the best quality UV on the market

UV Starter unit

Cuttlefish Bone, this is give them Calcium an also will help keep their beaks down

In my opinion, Hermanns tortoises are the best beginners, they are relatively small and are a good hardy species

Good Luck

you need both and i recommend a yellow belly slider turtle as a first turtle the are great and they can live 40 years

you need a heat lamp and a uvb lamp.