ises ▁are ▁popular ▁as ▁p ets ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁attract ive ▁color ation ▁and ▁small ▁size . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁bit ▁more ▁del icate ▁than ▁their ▁larger ▁relatives , ▁though ▁their ▁care ▁is ▁not ▁particularly ▁difficult , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁ideal ▁p ets ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁experience ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁keeping ▁tort o ises . ▁Com ing ▁from ▁tropical ▁sem iar id ▁habitat , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁hibernate , ▁and ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁do ▁so ▁will ▁cause ▁a ▁fatal ity . ▁This ▁does ▁actually ▁make ▁their ▁care ▁easier ▁for ▁people ▁in ▁war mer ▁regions , ▁but ▁in ▁temper ate ▁clim ates , ▁they ▁require ▁a ▁well - he ated ▁and ▁am ply ▁lit ▁ter r arium ▁even ▁in ▁winter . ▁ ▁System at ics ▁The ▁genus ▁Fur cul ach ely s ▁was ▁established ▁for ▁this ▁tax on ▁and ▁" White ' s ▁tort o ise " ▁( or ▁" S el bor ne ▁tort o ise "). ▁The ▁latter ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁local ▁morph ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁distinct ▁sub species , ▁however . ▁In ▁any ▁case , ▁separ ating ▁a ▁form ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁all ▁respect s ▁a ▁perfectly ▁ordinary ▁Test udo , ▁compared ▁to ▁more ▁distinct ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁tort o ise ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁gross ▁o vers pl itting , ▁making ▁Test udo ▁par ap hy let ic . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁sub species ▁is ▁also ▁not ▁supported ▁by ▁m t D NA ▁ 1 2 S ▁r R NA