First of all I would like to say thank you to everyone on this site. I am moving my boy, Herbert, outside for the first time and I have found the comments on this site extremely helpful. This site is so great I wish I had found it a long time ago.
On to my concerns. Herbert is 8 years old. I know it's late for him to be moving outside, but I haven't had the ability to do this sooner. I am going to try to build him an outside house (and insulate and heat it). I think he'll be alright during the colder times, but what about the rain? Here in Central Florida we get some monsoon-like rains during hurricane season. If a hurricane does come I suppose I could take him into the garage, but what if it is just a lot of rain? What does anyone who has a tortoise in this area do?
Thanks in advance to any comments.
On to my concerns. Herbert is 8 years old. I know it's late for him to be moving outside, but I haven't had the ability to do this sooner. I am going to try to build him an outside house (and insulate and heat it). I think he'll be alright during the colder times, but what about the rain? Here in Central Florida we get some monsoon-like rains during hurricane season. If a hurricane does come I suppose I could take him into the garage, but what if it is just a lot of rain? What does anyone who has a tortoise in this area do?
Thanks in advance to any comments.