Thank you everyone! Good to know about the shade, I'm afraid the courtyard would be too sunny as it sits now so we will have to figure out a fix or a better spot. I did measure thought and it is 12 X 16 so from what I've gathered from your posts it would seem a good size for either one or two...
Thank you all for all your generous help and responses!
Maggie, yes! and by the sounds of it I'll be doing some major planting, but I love to garden so I will love the challenge! Do you have a particular type of grass/moss you like best?
Madkins007, Thank you! I am pretty much leaning...
Thank you Rob and Terry for the info! I am leaning towards the Red Foot at this point, but still researching. I think their larger size is a plus for being kept outside in a semi-secure area. Our courtyard is walled in but has a dirt floor which is currently covered in red lava rock and...
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My name is Kim and I live in the Orlando, FL area. We have been contemplating getting a pair of tortoises to eventually house in our courtyard. Spent the day yesterday at the Chelonian Research Institute in Oviedo checking out the variouse habitats and types of tortoises. We...