CharlieRose
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Rescued an approximately 1 year old Sulcata Tortoise in June. First foster home had another older male tortoise and they couldn’t get along. Our 5 yr old grandson Charlie calls him ‘Baby’. He has been loved, carried and handled carefully by Charlie a lot! “Baby” is particularly open and friendly with Charlie and looks to be very healthy and is active. I’ve learned much from this website the last 3 months, never having had a tortoise before. Baby has been outside in a 30’ x 20’ plus enclosure with cedar chip on dirt substrate with hides and an additional attached 5’x5’ dirt/grass area with a 3’ long x 2’ deep dug out hide. Daytime temps have been mostly hot and dry 95-105 degrees F. We’ve dampened his cedar during the day for humidity and soaked him each day once or twice for at least 30 minutes, where he poops each morning. He eats dampened tortoise pellets, fresh vegetables and forages grass, some leaves off bushes and flowers in our yard. He sleeps in a box inside at night. OUR IMMEDIATE NEED IS: Winter housing and exercise area needs for Baby during winter with temperatures ranging from 20-70 degrees F. Does anyone have a simple answer? I’ve put him inside our home in a child’s plastic round 5’ pool on extremely hot/dry days occasionally but haven’t thought out the winter fully yet. Thank you.