Alright i will look into getting a thermostat in there to figure out the temps in there and yes my smaller tort dug itself a burrow this summer during the scorching 100 degrees weather we had for a 2 week stretch this last summer his burrow is about 3 or 4ft deep then turns almost 90...
So I will have a wooden fence built I also been told I could maybe use chicken wire around the bottom and bury it some so if it trys to escape it will run into the wire and not be able to get out donno if that is a good idea or not? And I have my garage door insulated with double 1.5in...
I'm not too sure on how to tell if it male or female maybe you be able to help with the sex I could send more pics of needed I'm also not too sure about the age of the tort or if there is a science to figuring out about how old it is
Thank you for this info I may just look into trying to build a night box and keep the tort I will have my backyard fenced in this spring so it will have plenty of space to roam but until then is there any quick solution to housing him threw the winter I live in southern Mississippi and I...
Do you have any advice on how big of a enclosure or night box I would need for one so large if I do keep him I see you have been on the site awhile and seem to have a lot of knowledge on them