Tortoise enclosure questions

[Tortellini2341]

Hi all! I am located in South GA. I currently have an outside and inside enclosure. Outside is under our screened-in patio, but next to the screen and inside is a 65-gallon tank. Our tortoise is a year old Russian ...

He loved the inside tank at first but now I find him scratching at the corners in the morning.. I try to keep him mostly outside and bring him inside at night.

My question is... If I decide to keep him outside and let him hibernate, what must I add to his enclosure? Does it need to be heated? Anything else I need to know?

He seems not the happiest inside unless he is getting a bath.

 

[wellington]

For about another year or so he should be in a closed chamber enclosure with high humidity to prevent pyramiding.
Brumating is what tortoises do, not hibernate needs to be done in a control temp, not temps that fluctuate. Mist do it in a frig or a basement closet that they know stays around the same temp.
@Tom can instruct further.

 

[Tom]

Hi all! I am located in South GA. I currently have an outside and inside enclosure. Outside is under our screened-in patio, but next to the screen and inside is a 65-gallon tank. Our tortoise is a year old Russian ...

He loved the inside tank at first but now I find him scratching at the corners in the morning.. I try to keep him mostly outside and bring him inside at night.

My question is... If I decide to keep him outside and let him hibernate, what must I add to his enclosure? Does it need to be heated? Anything else I need to know?

He seems not the happiest inside unless he is getting a bath.

Take a look at these three threads. I think they will answer most of your questions:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

tortoiseforum.org

Tom's Brumation Thread

Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Tortellini2341]

Take a look at these three threads. I think they will answer most of your questions:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

tortoiseforum.org

Tom's Brumation Thread

Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you for this info!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

That aquarium is in the shade. But does the sun ever shine on it?
The sun can turn an aquarium into an oven very fast.
Be careful where it is located. I do not personally recommend using a glass enclosure outside