Zoo Med Play Pen Question.

[Spidey777]

Hey Guys!

With the weather slowly getting warmer I'm looking at options to give my little Michelangelo ( baby Hermann's) some outdoor playtime. I found this playpen from zoomed.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00167VVIG/?tag=

My question however is as followed: he's definitely a burrower. He spends most of his day and night burrowed in his bedding. Wouldn't he be able to just dig right under and out from this? I mean why would zoomed make something that I feel is very easy to escape from, am i missing something?

Also, do rodent cages work for tortoises? Any reason why or why not?

thanks for the help everyone <3

 

[KarenSoCal]

How much space do you have in your yard?

Tortoises need to have lots of area to walk, graze, and find a shady spot to sleep.

That playpen is so tiny! I think you should take the money and instead buy some lumber and build him a space he can explore, the bigger the better.

 

[Spidey777]

How much space do you have in your yard?

Tortoises need to have lots of area to walk, graze, and find a shady spot to sleep.

That playpen is so tiny! I think you should take the money and instead buy some lumber and build him a space he can explore, the bigger the better.

he’s a baby Hermann’s, 2 inches wide at most. He can walk around this thing for hours. Space isn’t my concern. My question was about escaping by digging.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Hey Guys!

With the weather slowly getting warmer I'm looking at options to give my little Michelangelo ( baby Hermann's) some outdoor playtime. I found this playpen from zoomed.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00167VVIG/?tag=

My question however is as followed: he's definitely a burrower. He spends most of his day and night burrowed in his bedding. Wouldn't he be able to just dig right under and out from this? I mean why would zoomed make something that I feel is very easy to escape from, am i missing something?

Also, do rodent cages work for tortoises? Any reason why or why not?

thanks for the help everyone <3

You could easily build something for less than half the cost of that. 4- pressure treated boards, 4- 2x2 boards for a lid, some screws, hinges, and hardware cloth for the top and bottom would run you about $50