Awww, man he's friggin cute! Gotta love the chelonia! I almost got a russian tort myself a while back.

I'm sure you'll be happy with him, and he'll be happy with some proper husbandry!

Oh, and since you're in the south, if you have a backyard you might consider making a small outdoor pen for an enclosure and using a reptarium indoors. It'd save you a lotta space, and make for a very happy turtle.