Mark Tenerife
Member
Hi
My Russian lives in Tenerife so it us always hot here. Freda has an outdoor enclosure. It is well planted with plants she can eat (all safe) and there is always fresh water in a shallow sunken tray not to deep.
She was captive breed and will only eat the hibiscus flowers I pick for her and the gourmet salad I buy. She just can't seem to grasp that she can eat the growing plants. Plus she only comes out to eat then spend the rest of the day and night in the hide.
Today I have put a door on the hide to try to get her to dig and explore. She has been in this enclosure about 3 months and as far as I can tell it has everything she needs.
There are no dangers it's quiet and has cool areas.
Is it cruel to put the door on the hide or will it encourage her to be more active.
The enclosure is not huge 10 foot by 4 foot. But she is snall snd i hope at some point in the future to make a bigger area for her
Thanks any advice welcome
My Russian lives in Tenerife so it us always hot here. Freda has an outdoor enclosure. It is well planted with plants she can eat (all safe) and there is always fresh water in a shallow sunken tray not to deep.
She was captive breed and will only eat the hibiscus flowers I pick for her and the gourmet salad I buy. She just can't seem to grasp that she can eat the growing plants. Plus she only comes out to eat then spend the rest of the day and night in the hide.
Today I have put a door on the hide to try to get her to dig and explore. She has been in this enclosure about 3 months and as far as I can tell it has everything she needs.
There are no dangers it's quiet and has cool areas.
Is it cruel to put the door on the hide or will it encourage her to be more active.
The enclosure is not huge 10 foot by 4 foot. But she is snall snd i hope at some point in the future to make a bigger area for her
Thanks any advice welcome