MMARC234
New Member
As the title says, “Hello Everyone!” I’m a new, unofficial co-owner to a male Russian tortoise named Vlad as of Sunday afternoon. I’ve owned/own dogs, cats, freshwater fish, blue tongue skinks, hamsters, Guinea pigs, mini pigs, rats, chickens, ducks, a turkey, and exotic birds, but never a tortoise. He belongs to my mom, but I can already tell I’ll probably end up taking over the majority of his care— which I can thankfully do. Right now he’s temporarily in a 40 gallon breeder, but I’m upgrading him ASAP since I saw the minimum requirements (8x4, holy sh-)
So I guess my main question and concern is this— I don’t think I could feel 100% comfortable housing him outside, because our (Louisiana) yard is mostly clay and floods for any steady rainfall over half an inch, plus there’re raccoons, possums, and cats that roam around the backyard at night. So what could I buy/build to make Vlad’s life here the best he could have?
Thanks for reading,
Morgan
So I guess my main question and concern is this— I don’t think I could feel 100% comfortable housing him outside, because our (Louisiana) yard is mostly clay and floods for any steady rainfall over half an inch, plus there’re raccoons, possums, and cats that roam around the backyard at night. So what could I buy/build to make Vlad’s life here the best he could have?
Thanks for reading,
Morgan