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Yoshi (2.5 yrs old, 9 inches) has been living outside in his new nightbox for 3 days now and seems to just stay in the box most of the time. Hasn't been eating. Mornings and evenings are cold here but afternoons are in the mid-70's and sunny. (Box temps range from 81-86, humidity 50-60's).
Indoors he is very active, roams his enclosure and eats A LOT. He usually goes out of his humid hide early in the morning in his closed chamber to bask under a powersun 100 and to eat.
This morning I found him outside the nightbox around 7 am when it was about 50 degrees outside so I'll keep his nightbox closed til the outside temps are right. He did spend a lot of time outdoors last spring and summer but always just hiding and rarely eating.
Maybe he got used to the artificially "correct" temps and humidity in his indoor enclosure where he can come and go as he pleases any time of the day regardless of the season that he still needs to get used to his new permanent home where seasonal changes dictate his activity.
Do you guys leave the door to your outdoor tort houses open or do you lock them in til the weather is ideal?
Do your torts come out to eat during cold temps and is it safe for them to do so as long as they have their heated house to retreat to?
Indoors he is very active, roams his enclosure and eats A LOT. He usually goes out of his humid hide early in the morning in his closed chamber to bask under a powersun 100 and to eat.
This morning I found him outside the nightbox around 7 am when it was about 50 degrees outside so I'll keep his nightbox closed til the outside temps are right. He did spend a lot of time outdoors last spring and summer but always just hiding and rarely eating.
Maybe he got used to the artificially "correct" temps and humidity in his indoor enclosure where he can come and go as he pleases any time of the day regardless of the season that he still needs to get used to his new permanent home where seasonal changes dictate his activity.
Do you guys leave the door to your outdoor tort houses open or do you lock them in til the weather is ideal?
Do your torts come out to eat during cold temps and is it safe for them to do so as long as they have their heated house to retreat to?