John is probably the most knowledgable and successful Egyptian breeder in the USA.
He keeps his indoors as do I. I believe Kelly (tortadise) still does as well.
I hope to eventually experiment with keeping part of my group outdoors during the non chilly wet months but haven't as yet. But it's...
You are very lucky to have the Egyptian tortoise.
As Chris mentioned the wild caught ones can be very delicate.
Very few wild caught adults are left in the USA.