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Hello,
I am in the process of building an outdoor enclosure for my yearling Sulcata tortoise and had a few questions concerning predators. I live in Florida, and we know of at least one Eastern Indigo Snakes that like to hang out in our backyard, and several garden snakes. My tortoise weighs 257.5 grams and is over 6 and 1/2 inches long, is he large enough for these snakes to not consider him as a food source? I plan on putting a chicken wire hinged lid on the top of the enclosure, and digging down so that the wood is in the ground so things can't dig in, but I'm not quite sure how to prevent a snake from squeezing in and killing my tortoise. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lindsey
I am in the process of building an outdoor enclosure for my yearling Sulcata tortoise and had a few questions concerning predators. I live in Florida, and we know of at least one Eastern Indigo Snakes that like to hang out in our backyard, and several garden snakes. My tortoise weighs 257.5 grams and is over 6 and 1/2 inches long, is he large enough for these snakes to not consider him as a food source? I plan on putting a chicken wire hinged lid on the top of the enclosure, and digging down so that the wood is in the ground so things can't dig in, but I'm not quite sure how to prevent a snake from squeezing in and killing my tortoise. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lindsey