AdamK
New Member
Hello,
My hermann tortoise loves the outdoors. He likes to hang out in his outside enclosure that I built for him with a secure chicken wire top. I was happy with the enclosure until this heat wave that has been in North Texas for the second week in a row with temps in the upper 90s and even over 100 every single day. Plus with the humidity the heat index is in 100s. Is this weather safe for my little one (6 months old). He seems he likes it, but I am worried since little ones can’t regulate their body temperature as adults do. He has 2/3 of the enclosure in full shade with water, hiding area, wet moss etc. Please advise how to keep him safe during these extreme temps. Thank you!
My hermann tortoise loves the outdoors. He likes to hang out in his outside enclosure that I built for him with a secure chicken wire top. I was happy with the enclosure until this heat wave that has been in North Texas for the second week in a row with temps in the upper 90s and even over 100 every single day. Plus with the humidity the heat index is in 100s. Is this weather safe for my little one (6 months old). He seems he likes it, but I am worried since little ones can’t regulate their body temperature as adults do. He has 2/3 of the enclosure in full shade with water, hiding area, wet moss etc. Please advise how to keep him safe during these extreme temps. Thank you!