My Update

[Jamie5times]

Hi everyone hope all is well. I finally got rid of the water bowl I got at the pet store, it was a accident waiting to happen. In the pic you can see it but I replaced with a terra cotta. I will post some pics later of the new one. So the tank Betsy is in she seems happy so I am gonna leave it but I am going to design an out door one for the summer. I want her to get natural sun during the day at night I will take her inside and she will sleep in the one in the picture below. Other than that all seems great as a new tortoise owner. My cool side stays at 80 while my basking side stays at 90 ish I hope those are good temps I suppose I could put my fogger on to cool down all general areas though. I also got rid of the hide in the pic so she has more room, she loves her little cave lol better. Maybe I will put the hide in the pic in her out door enclosure instead.

 

[TechnoCheese]

It looks nice, but please keep in mind that you will need an 8x4 foot enclosure (or at the very least 6x3) for the winter when she can’t go outside in a large enclosure

 

[Cathie G]

Hi everyone hope all is well. I finally got rid of the water bowl I got at the pet store, it was a accident waiting to happen. In the pic you can see it but I replaced with a terra cotta. I will post some pics later of the new one. So the tank Betsy is in she seems happy so I am gonna leave it but I am going to design an out door one for the summer. I want her to get natural sun during the day at night I will take her inside and she will sleep in the one in the picture below. Other than that all seems great as a new tortoise owner. My cool side stays at 80 while my basking side stays at 90 ish I hope those are good temps I suppose I could put my fogger on to cool down all general areas though. I also got rid of the hide in the pic so she has more room, she loves her little cave lol better. Maybe I will put the hide in the pic in her out door enclosure instead.

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That's what I do with my little Russian. I take him outside everyday that I can and bring him in for the night. (watching temperatures,humidity,etc) In 12 years, I've only left him outside at night once by accident.

 

[Jamie5times]

It looks nice, but please keep in mind that you will need an 8x4 foot enclosure (or at the very least 6x3) for the winter when she can’t go outside in a large enclosure

I know but she gets the run of the house to so it’s really just a bed for her

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Letting a tort run a round the house is dangerous! The floor is to cool for them , the cords are dangerous for the to bite them , even carpet fuss is dangerous to a tort , they taste test everything earring backs :
So please keep your tort in a safe enclosure!

 

[Jamie5times]

Letting a tort run a round the house is dangerous! The floor is to cool for them , the cords are dangerous for the to bite them , even carpet fuss is dangerous to a tort , they taste test everything earring backs :View attachment 268867
So please keep your tort in a safe enclosure!

When I let her out it’s like 15 min a day all living things need an escape plus I watch her she stays in one room. I mane sure there is nothing she cannot get into.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

News update : supervisor said “ I only looked away for a minute “![emoji217]

 

[Sleppo]

No one on this forum will agree that letting them "roam" your house is a good idea. Do a search of all the posts referencing this. It's just not a good idea regardless of how well they are being watched. They are prey animals and as such they are easily stressed around humans, other torts/animals, strange surroundings etc. They need their own large territory so they may live as they would in the wild with lots of places to hide. Hope this helps!