get a tortoise

I got a leopard tortoise for my 12th birthday from my dad. It was very fun to ahve her but quite expensive to keep as she needed a heat lamp but she was good because leopard tortoises dont hibernate and lots of normal torts die in hibernation. However because of the awful weather in England she couldnt have much time outside and was constantly taspping on her vivarium glass because she wanted to go intot he garden <3 so we found a tort rescue centre where leopard torts can be outside all the time because they have massive heat lamps to keep them warm. Im going to visit her soon and see how bif she had grown!! Also she now is with others of her own kind which is nice for her. It was very sad to let her go but i wanted her to be happy. :( :)