Please Help!!! Tort Housing

[alben909]

Hey guys im Alec. I have just found an awsome deal at my local pet store for a lighting system i could use for my outdoor enclosure im going to build. I only want to build it if my two suclatas are ready to live outside. They are 2 years old and they are 9 & 10 inches. What do you guys think. List experiances or just plain thought. Anything you think will help.

 

[Laura]

Id say that is big enough.. if they are secure at night..
if its a great deal.. buy it.. build it and have it ready...

 

[nicoleandrocky]

Make sure that they have a place to hide during the day too, in case of predators.

 

[alben909]

Ok what type of things should i use as hideing spots?

 

[Jacqui]

I would myself build their home now and build it so you can use it both now and when they become adults. A home you can keep them locked up, when needed (like at night) and one that is heated for the colder times.

For other hides, maybe one that is just more a shade area like a roof with legs just taller then they are. Then garbage cans on their sides are ready made items that can work as a hide. Natural plant type hides, of course then the challenge becomes how to keep your tortoises from eating the plants down to nothing.

 

[alben909]

Ya the plant thing didnt work out for my friend. It was gone in under two days. BTW what plants would be suitable for my torts.