AztecPurse101
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Can i bring my baby leopard tortoises out for a walk in the garden? If so, how many hours is ideal? After the walk, when i leave them in their tables, should i switch the basking lamp on?
The tortoise should never be loose in the garden. You need to build a safe outdoor enclosure that includes lots of shade, as well as sunny patches. I like to give the tortoise an hour of outside time per inch of tortoise. Watch the temperatures outside very carefully, as they can over heat and die very quickly.Can i bring my baby leopard tortoises out for a walk in the garden? If so, how many hours is ideal? After the walk, when i leave them in their tables, should i switch the basking lamp on?
How closely should you watch the leos when they first go into their outdoor enclosures? Do they need to be shown where the sunny and shade spots are?The tortoise should never be loose in the garden. You need to build a safe outdoor enclosure that includes lots of shade, as well as sunny patches. I like to give the tortoise an hour of outside time per inch of tortoise. Watch the temperatures outside very carefully, as they can over heat and die very quickly.
Indoors the tortoise always needs to have its "sun" to warm up under during the day.
I don't know how to answer that. I just put them in their enclosure and leave them to it. I periodically check on them or stop and observe them, but they should be fine on their own.How closely should you watch the leos when they first go into their outdoor enclosures? Do they need to be shown where the sunny and shade spots are?
I have put mine out around 3 years at least 7-10 inches long.ok my leo will be 2 years old next year, so will be going out for the first time. I am planning on bringing it in at night. What size/age are they able to overnight outdoors and do they need to be put into their heated nightbox each night or will it figure that out too?