Is it Permissible to Keep a Sulcata Tortoise at Home?

According to the List of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals issued together with Decree 06/2019/ND-CP, the following animal species are classified as precious and rare:

- Southern Batagur turtle;

- Bourret's box turtle (Northern yellow-headed box turtle);

- Vietnamese box turtle (Southern yellow-headed box turtle);

- Central Vietnamese turtle;

- Big-headed turtle;

- Three-striped box turtle, Golden turtle;

- Yellow-headed box turtle (Central yellow-headed box turtle);

- Black-backed box turtle;

- Sa Nam turtle;

- Pulkin land turtle;

- Asian land turtle;

- Sepon land turtle;

- Spengleri land turtle;

- Toothed turtle;

- Large land turtle;

- Three-keeled turtle;

- Four-eyed turtle;

- Mute turtle;

- Big-necked turtle;

- Red-neck pond turtle;

- Golden mountain turtle;

- Rim mountain turtle.

Therefore, the sulcata tortoise is not classified as a precious and rare species, so you are allowed to keep a sulcata tortoise at home.

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