amandac12
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Backstory: We took in Ender ~5yrs ago when a family member could no longer care for him. Sadly, he went missing in August of 2022 and was nowhere to be found. Shortly after we began our search, Potato was found roaming a school parking lot in the next town over. A wonderful family took him in, as they also had a Russian, but since they couldn't keep him we decided to give him a permanent home. Fast forward to two days ago, a lovely couple found Ender basking in their yard about a block away and returned him home to us! He is thankfully unscathed and healthy, although he was a bit dull and dirty before a good soak.
Conundrum: Potato is now in what used to be Ender's 3X8 indoor enclosure and I am faced with the decision of either building a second indoor enclosure or moving both boys outside to their own enclosures. However, we don't have the space for two large enclosures indoors unless they're stacked, but I worry the top tort would get too hot, so I am leaning more toward building a large secure enclosure for each of them in our backyard. I can build them small enclosures indoors for the winter if necessary, likely two 3x3 tables, but I'm thinking they would do well outdoors full-time if given the proper heat and safety. We have fairly mild winters, with no real extremes of either heat or cold but we do get snow at least once during winter.
So, can I keep them outdoors full-time in zone 8b or is that just a pipe dream? Thanks for any advice!
Conundrum: Potato is now in what used to be Ender's 3X8 indoor enclosure and I am faced with the decision of either building a second indoor enclosure or moving both boys outside to their own enclosures. However, we don't have the space for two large enclosures indoors unless they're stacked, but I worry the top tort would get too hot, so I am leaning more toward building a large secure enclosure for each of them in our backyard. I can build them small enclosures indoors for the winter if necessary, likely two 3x3 tables, but I'm thinking they would do well outdoors full-time if given the proper heat and safety. We have fairly mild winters, with no real extremes of either heat or cold but we do get snow at least once during winter.
So, can I keep them outdoors full-time in zone 8b or is that just a pipe dream? Thanks for any advice!