Hi,
I'm planning on making a permanent (or semi-permanent) outdoor enclosure for my 1yr8month old Hermann's tortoise and need some advice/guidance on what to do if anyone would be willing?
I've looked at some other threads on outdoor enclosures but they all seem to be on adult torts but not many for Hermann's. I have a plot of land in my garden where I will be putting the enclosure, which is 3.5' x 8'. if I built the enclosure this big would it be too big? bearing in mind my tort is only 7cm in length?
At the moment, mid-April, this spot is sunny from around 11am - 6pm. is this okay?
(also might be worth mentioning that I live in Wiltshire, UK)
In terms of keeping him outside at night, I've been looking at nightboxes and cold frames.
I could make something like this:
My dad has some clear perspex but I don't know where he got it from or whether it lets in UVB. Does all Clear Perspex let in UVB light? or is it just some specialised types?
Could I make a small wooden dog-house-type structure with a CHE on a thermostat inside instead of the coldframe?
I know these are a lot of questions but I want to keep my tort in a safe and healthy environment. it's my first time trying to keep a tort outside so I want to do my best
A lot of my posts don't get any replies which is annoying and I don't know why, but I would really appreciate some guidance on this, and any links to other threads that apply to a baby Hermann's outside enclosure would be great also. thanks a bunch!
I'm planning on making a permanent (or semi-permanent) outdoor enclosure for my 1yr8month old Hermann's tortoise and need some advice/guidance on what to do if anyone would be willing?
I've looked at some other threads on outdoor enclosures but they all seem to be on adult torts but not many for Hermann's. I have a plot of land in my garden where I will be putting the enclosure, which is 3.5' x 8'. if I built the enclosure this big would it be too big? bearing in mind my tort is only 7cm in length?
At the moment, mid-April, this spot is sunny from around 11am - 6pm. is this okay?
(also might be worth mentioning that I live in Wiltshire, UK)
In terms of keeping him outside at night, I've been looking at nightboxes and cold frames.
I could make something like this:
My dad has some clear perspex but I don't know where he got it from or whether it lets in UVB. Does all Clear Perspex let in UVB light? or is it just some specialised types?
Could I make a small wooden dog-house-type structure with a CHE on a thermostat inside instead of the coldframe?
I know these are a lot of questions but I want to keep my tort in a safe and healthy environment. it's my first time trying to keep a tort outside so I want to do my best
A lot of my posts don't get any replies which is annoying and I don't know why, but I would really appreciate some guidance on this, and any links to other threads that apply to a baby Hermann's outside enclosure would be great also. thanks a bunch!