So I am begining to plan where my outdoor enclosure will be for my leopard tortoises. They are only 7-9 months currently but I figure start now so I can get the area going and the plants growing so it can be ready.
So I thought about using this area here by the house. This tree shades this area all day. It gets about an hour in the morning first thing then intermiant thoughtout the day with about an hour before the heat of the afternoon once it transitions west behind the house. Around the corner of the house is in the sun all day except for a couple very early morning hours. So Idaho weather from may-sept highs 60-100 lows 50-70 the other months can be pretty wintery so they will be moved inside.
My questions are.
how much actually non shaded sun do they need access to in the day? I can make it "L" shaped around the corner to make sure they have access to the full sun area if possible. Also for a 5-10 year plan, I understand bigger is better. These are babcocki, whats a comfortable size for 10year olds? so I can make them decent.
So I thought about using this area here by the house. This tree shades this area all day. It gets about an hour in the morning first thing then intermiant thoughtout the day with about an hour before the heat of the afternoon once it transitions west behind the house. Around the corner of the house is in the sun all day except for a couple very early morning hours. So Idaho weather from may-sept highs 60-100 lows 50-70 the other months can be pretty wintery so they will be moved inside.
My questions are.
how much actually non shaded sun do they need access to in the day? I can make it "L" shaped around the corner to make sure they have access to the full sun area if possible. Also for a 5-10 year plan, I understand bigger is better. These are babcocki, whats a comfortable size for 10year olds? so I can make them decent.