Around 6 years ago I bought a Russian Tortoise at petco. I was younger, and I didn't know that you really shouldn't buy tortoises from places from Petco because their suppliers usually treat them awfully and take them from their natural habitats, instead of breeding them locally.
So naturally my Russian wants to escape out of every enclosed area that he gets put into. We used to have a garden that was around 20x10 ft, the ground covered with weeds. Basically a tortoise wonderland. And all he did was pace around the perimeter and claw at the corners. We've since covered the garden with pebbles to stop the weed growth, so I don't but him in there as much.
On the contrary, I bought a leopard tortoise around 4 years ago online from an actual breeder. My leopard, never knowing the outside world, never tried to escape when I built him an 8x10 ft outdoor enclosure.
So, the long story aside, is it worth it to build my Russian tortoise an outdoor enclosure the size of my leopard's outdoor enclosure when all he'll probably do is claw at the edges, not using the actual space? Thanks.
So naturally my Russian wants to escape out of every enclosed area that he gets put into. We used to have a garden that was around 20x10 ft, the ground covered with weeds. Basically a tortoise wonderland. And all he did was pace around the perimeter and claw at the corners. We've since covered the garden with pebbles to stop the weed growth, so I don't but him in there as much.
On the contrary, I bought a leopard tortoise around 4 years ago online from an actual breeder. My leopard, never knowing the outside world, never tried to escape when I built him an 8x10 ft outdoor enclosure.
So, the long story aside, is it worth it to build my Russian tortoise an outdoor enclosure the size of my leopard's outdoor enclosure when all he'll probably do is claw at the edges, not using the actual space? Thanks.
