Hello. I cam across this forum as a result of my searching on baby desert tortoise care. My neighbor is moving and taking her adult tortoises with her. last year, she had about 6 unexpected hatch lings show up in the backyard. Since then, they've lived outside (Southern California) segregated from the parents in an approximately 6' x 6' pen.
Now that she is moving, the parents are moving too, but 4 (maybe 5) of the 6 babies have found new homes, but we're getting down to crunch-time and I am set to inherit 1 or 2 of these little guys.
I would eventually house them outside, but my yard isn't set up to contain them quite yet. In the meantime, I'd like to set up an indoor enclosure that can be utilized for a couple years.
While I am doing my research, the babies will surely arrive before I can acquire or build an adequate enclosure. Are there any resources for cobbling together a super quick temporary enclosure? Maybe for a couple weeks/months? My initial though is something like those shallow rubbermaid-type enclosures with some substrate and a hide on side and a basking area on the other.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
Now that she is moving, the parents are moving too, but 4 (maybe 5) of the 6 babies have found new homes, but we're getting down to crunch-time and I am set to inherit 1 or 2 of these little guys.
I would eventually house them outside, but my yard isn't set up to contain them quite yet. In the meantime, I'd like to set up an indoor enclosure that can be utilized for a couple years.
While I am doing my research, the babies will surely arrive before I can acquire or build an adequate enclosure. Are there any resources for cobbling together a super quick temporary enclosure? Maybe for a couple weeks/months? My initial though is something like those shallow rubbermaid-type enclosures with some substrate and a hide on side and a basking area on the other.
Thanks in advance for all your help!