Hello.
After reading this article I've come to the conclusion that having a tortoise in-doors 24/7 is something people in here generally is against.
I keep my tortoise indoors all year around and whenever I ask questions regarding my terrarium or taking care of the tortoise people in this forum generally respond to my questions as if I lived in a large house in a sub-tropical climare with a large back yard at my disposal. It is almost that everyone in these forums take for granted that I have my tortoise out-doors.
This is not the case.
I live in a small student apartement in the large Northern European City.
It is impossible to keep my tortoise outside because the average low temperatures would instantly kill the tortoise.
It seems that as far as I know; I am the only one in this forum who houses a tortoise indoors all-year.
So my question is, what is the general consensus on housing a tortoise in-door all year around, and before you people think that I'm having my tortoise crammed in some small vivarium in my house - I am following the national regulation when it comes to size of the enclosure in proportion to the tortoise. Swedish regulation says that a 20 cm (~8 inch.) long tortoise requires a minimum 1 square meter (1550 Square Inches). My tortoise is smaller than that and he has a 1 square meter tortoise box.
So, what is your opinion on housing a tortoise indoor all year around?
After reading this article I've come to the conclusion that having a tortoise in-doors 24/7 is something people in here generally is against.
I keep my tortoise indoors all year around and whenever I ask questions regarding my terrarium or taking care of the tortoise people in this forum generally respond to my questions as if I lived in a large house in a sub-tropical climare with a large back yard at my disposal. It is almost that everyone in these forums take for granted that I have my tortoise out-doors.
This is not the case.
I live in a small student apartement in the large Northern European City.
It is impossible to keep my tortoise outside because the average low temperatures would instantly kill the tortoise.
It seems that as far as I know; I am the only one in this forum who houses a tortoise indoors all-year.
So my question is, what is the general consensus on housing a tortoise in-door all year around, and before you people think that I'm having my tortoise crammed in some small vivarium in my house - I am following the national regulation when it comes to size of the enclosure in proportion to the tortoise. Swedish regulation says that a 20 cm (~8 inch.) long tortoise requires a minimum 1 square meter (1550 Square Inches). My tortoise is smaller than that and he has a 1 square meter tortoise box.
So, what is your opinion on housing a tortoise indoor all year around?