Moving between multiple enclosures

[Nephelle]

Hi all!

Is it safe to move a hatchling from their indoor enclosure to an outdoor one daily (while the weather holds), or is that too stressful?

I would like to set up a kiddie pool on my porch that I can plant in, and make a larger "play" area than the tub set-up in the living room, but it would be for outside time only.

Thanks in advance!

 

[wellington]

It may be a little stressful in the beginning but they usually get used to it. In my experience with my own torts

 

[Jodie]

The benefits of natural sunshine out weigh the added stress in my opinion. Outside time should be short in duration for the 1st year or so. An hour or two a day.

 

[Nephelle]

Thank you both

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi all!

Is it safe to move a hatchling from their indoor enclosure to an outdoor one daily (while the weather holds), or is that too stressful?

I would like to set up a kiddie pool on my porch that I can plant in, and make a larger "play" area than the tub set-up in the living room, but it would be for outside time only.

Thanks in advance!

Because the nights here are cooling down, I'm starting what I refer to as the Ins and Outs of Autumn. I take them out in the a.m. and bring them back in in the p.m. At first they go off their feed for a couple days, but as they get used to the move, they start eating again. Until I get their winter quarters set up, I usually just bring them in to a cardboard box full of shredded newspaper. But after I get their winter time quarters up and running, they will come in at night and be put into a tort table with substrate, plants, hiding places and lights.

 

[CanadianTestudo]

I've always taken my russian in over night, even when the temps where good for night, just because we have many raccoons in the area, she seems to be fine