Best bedding

[Limey]

What is the best bedding to use for my 50lb Sulcata? He has a large enclosure with a covered area with sides to sleep in at night. I’m thinking about when it gets in the 40s here on Florida.

 

[Tom]

What is the best bedding to use for my 50lb Sulcata? He has a large enclosure with a covered area with sides to sleep in at night. I’m thinking about when it gets in the 40s here on Florida.

Tortoises that large need to live outside. They don't need bedding, they need a well insulated, heated night shelter, and lots of ground to walk on outside of their box.

Like this:

Single Tortoise Night Box

I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...

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[Tom]

What is the best bedding to use for my 50lb Sulcata? He has a large enclosure with a covered area with sides to sleep in at night. I’m thinking about when it gets in the 40s here on Florida.

Tortoises that large need to live outside. They don't need bedding, they need a well insulated, heated night shelter, and lots of ground to walk on outside of their box.

Like this:
Single Tortoise Night Box
I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...
tortoiseforum.org

 

[Limey]

Tortoises that large need to live outside. They don't need bedding, they need a well insulated, heated night shelter, and lots of ground to walk on outside of their box.

Like this:
Single Tortoise Night Box
I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...
tortoiseforum.org

Thanks Tom. I wa thinking about putting straw in for the winter. We can get get down into the low 30s with frost some times

 

[Tom]

Thanks Tom. I wa thinking about putting straw in for the winter. We can get get down into the low 30s with frost some times

I wouldn't. It just makes a mess and will get moldy in your wet climate.

Straw works like a blanket for mammals. It insulates them and helps to retain thereat they are generating. It does nothing for a reptile that isn't generating heat.

Make an insulated box with a door and heat it with the recommended heating devices, and you won't need straw or any other bedding in the sleeping area.

Here is a second way to do it:

Double Door Night Box

As the years have gone by and I build more of these boxes, I learn more and more each time. This one is the latest and I incorporated everything I've learned over the years. I also tried to take lots of pics so I can explain in more detail some of what is going on. It will take multiple posts to...

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