hi, we live in Arizona and adopted Dobby from the AZ fish and game tortoise rescue. What we know: he’s about 40, eight(ish) lbs and was turned into the rescue after being found wandering Tucson neighbourhoods.
His outdoor enclosure is about 300 square feet. We’re making some modifications to it bc we used wood and plexiglass glass and he is pacing the plexi for awhile. We didn’t think see-through was bad, but now we’ve learned (from the forums!) that torts may not understand glass??
He seems to be settling in, but he flipped himself over twice today trying to climb up the plexi... strange since he didn’t do that at ALL the first week (today is day 7).
We’re trying to figure out what his ‘normal’ pattern is, it seems to be sleeping under his grasses TIL about 6am, then he heads into his burrow throughout the hottest part of the day. He comes out late afternoon, and then he paces, then settles in for the night.
Thanks for all the great forum info!
Tracy
Ps: I can’t yet figure out how to add a photo, am trying
His outdoor enclosure is about 300 square feet. We’re making some modifications to it bc we used wood and plexiglass glass and he is pacing the plexi for awhile. We didn’t think see-through was bad, but now we’ve learned (from the forums!) that torts may not understand glass??
He seems to be settling in, but he flipped himself over twice today trying to climb up the plexi... strange since he didn’t do that at ALL the first week (today is day 7).
We’re trying to figure out what his ‘normal’ pattern is, it seems to be sleeping under his grasses TIL about 6am, then he heads into his burrow throughout the hottest part of the day. He comes out late afternoon, and then he paces, then settles in for the night.
Thanks for all the great forum info!
Tracy
Ps: I can’t yet figure out how to add a photo, am trying