Hello,
I have a 4 year old Hermann tortoise and I think he is ready to go outside now. He is feisty and I think he needs a bit more space to stomp about. So I have some questions regarding outdoor enclosures in the UK.
I have seen this and I think we are going to build something similar:
https://exoticpetvetblog.wordpress....-digs-what-your-garden-tortoise-really-needs/
My questions are:
When it is the cooler months, does your tortoise still go out and play?
Does the heated hut need to be the same size (or bigger) than my tortoises current indoor enclosure?
My husband only wants to build one outdoor enclosure. I don't want Shermann to outgrow this one. I think that when we get to September / October time I will probably bring him back in again.... but I'm not sure. My husband is worried that we will make it too small and when it is cooler, it won't be big enough for him to stay inside.
I am planning on having a basking bulb and a thermostat in the outdoor enclosure as like the one on the blog linked above.
Please can you all share your experiences?
Thanks!
I have a 4 year old Hermann tortoise and I think he is ready to go outside now. He is feisty and I think he needs a bit more space to stomp about. So I have some questions regarding outdoor enclosures in the UK.
I have seen this and I think we are going to build something similar:
https://exoticpetvetblog.wordpress....-digs-what-your-garden-tortoise-really-needs/
My questions are:
When it is the cooler months, does your tortoise still go out and play?
Does the heated hut need to be the same size (or bigger) than my tortoises current indoor enclosure?
My husband only wants to build one outdoor enclosure. I don't want Shermann to outgrow this one. I think that when we get to September / October time I will probably bring him back in again.... but I'm not sure. My husband is worried that we will make it too small and when it is cooler, it won't be big enough for him to stay inside.
I am planning on having a basking bulb and a thermostat in the outdoor enclosure as like the one on the blog linked above.
Please can you all share your experiences?
Thanks!