kingtortugatron
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"Overkill" yeah...very nice . I wouldn't put my tortoise in that little plastic ball with no heat or place for water for two days, but since adequate husbandry is obviously considered overkill, than we have very different opinions.If you guys read the original thread, it's only for two days (I'm assuming that is what "twk days" is supposed to mean). The rubbermaid totes are great, but a bit over kill for two days don't you think? As long as you have some sort of box with some sort of substrate that isn't dangerous with somewhere for the tortoise to hide it should be fine. Looking at the date of the original post, this is maybe not even relevant anymore
I can't see your avatar, so how old is your tortoise? To me, that has more to do with what to use as a temporary enclosure for two days then anything else. Only because babies need to stay warm. You can always soak them outside of the enclosure wherever you are. Or feed them something like cucumber to stay hydrated. Two days isn't a big deal unless they get cold. And the worst would be damp and cold. And you haven't told us what this today temporary enclosure is for. Are you moving? Are you just building a new enclosure? Is the tortoise going to be staying in one spot or are you traveling? I know this all seems like "overkill and "as somebody has said earlier when given information but it does have pertinence to what kind of answer you will get.Ok can I stop getting hate I was just curious I found it laying around
OK. Then I would get a plastic tote, doesn't have to be huge. And you can always use it for something else later. A cardboard box or something like that would also work. I would make sure he stays warm, and I would keep the substrate dry. I say this because it's better to be dry and cool then wet and cool in case you can't keep the temperatures high. It's just safer that way. . I would put in some sort of hide so he feels more secure. As far as heat, if you can keep the car at 80 or above great. If you can't you can use the handwarmers the people put in their gloves or socks, just wrap them in a towel and put them under the substrate. You can soak your tortoise every night when you stop, I'm going to assume you're in a hotel or somebody's house. When there you can also sign a lamp over him, just make sure you bring the temperature gun or something so you can get an accurate temperature reading. It's hard when they're little because they are more fragile. As an adult it's a lot easier and a lot less to worry about. Except that you might need a truck when he's full-grown.Just traveling and the sulcata is 3 months