Red foot enclosure question

[jennycooper77]

So I am building a new enclosure for my male red foot. He is 10" at this point. I have read some of the previous posts on red foot enclosures and see the recommended size is 8' x 4'. My question is would a 6.6 x 6.6' work? Thanks for any input and advice.
Jenny & Crash 🐢

 

[mojo_1]

So I am building a new enclosure for my male red foot. He is 10" at this point. I have read some of the previous posts on red foot enclosures and see the recommended size is 8' x 4'. My question is would a 6.6 x 6.6' work? Thanks for any input and advice.
Jenny & Crash 🐢

For a 10" it's more recommended to go full 10'x10'. I would say 8'x4' should be the minimum. To get all math with it and provided the enclosure is to be a minimum of 2' high a 6.6' x 6.6' is roughly 42 square ft and a 8'x4' is roughly 32 square ft

 

[jennycooper77]

Ok thank you so much! I will go for the 10'x10'. And are the recommendations the same for an outdoor enclosure as well?

 

[mojo_1]

Ok thank you so much! I will go for the 10'x10'. And are the recommendations the same for an outdoor enclosure as well?

The easiest way to look at it is the more space the better. If he can be outside during the day and you have the space give him some roaming room.

 

[wellington]

4x8 is minimum for a Russian that gets no where near the size of a RF.

 

[jennycooper77]

Will do! I have a huge yard and luckily my dogs are tiny. I think I will fence off a small part for the dogs and let him have the rest to roam in.

 

[mojo_1]

4x8 is minimum for a Russian that gets no where near the size of a RF.

Yes, thank you. I was forgetting about the Russian size for a minute.

 

[mojo_1]

Will do! I have a huge yard and luckily my dogs are tiny. I think I will fence off a small part for the dogs and let him have the rest to roam in.

Just make sure it’s a good fence. We don't want puppy chew toy tortoise.

 

[jennycooper77]

Lol! I will but he weighs more than the dogs so they might be his chew toys. 🤣

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Go as large as you can.
A 10x10 would be good. But very hard to duplicate indoors.