Hi JoesMum, thankyou for the welcome. We literally have no family here, all way further up north. I quite like MK though my sticking point is that the one reptile shop we did have has just moved to Northampton, very annoying, so here I am instead seeking advice etc. His habitat is now far messier in just the coupe of weeks since that picture was taken and he now has forget me knots and other plants growingHello and welcome to TFO from Kent.
I have lots of in-law family in Milton Keynes and surrounding area
Gary will just have to be snug for now like us. To be honest after searching for tortoise houses and tables online I've come to the conclusion that a lot of tortoises are in far smaller homes than he is in at the moment.We don't recommend letting them roam the home as they're away from the heat, humidity and UVB that they need to be healthy.
Other hazards include escape and being stepped on by accident. You only have to be distracted for a moment and they're off (we had one that had been stepped on a couple of months back )
There's also a risk of them ingesting dust bunnies or hair that cause intestinal blockages (that's the problem with sand too - it gets eaten accidentally and impacts in the gut)
The sooner you can get something bigger organised the better.
Have a read of those threads I linked.