nemo11
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I have a russian tortoise that my parents have been caring for in San Diego for 20 years. Moving forward, they will no longer be able to care for her. I live in Colorado, and the only reason I haven't brought her here is because she gets the benefit of great weather year-round in San Diego. Now that they can no longer care for her, I'm debating between moving her out to Colorado with me vs finding a good home for her in San Diego. Can anybody here weigh in on whether moving her to Colorado would be ok for her?
She has never lived anywhere with real winter weather, and I am having a hard time finding information on winter care. If she'd have a much better quality of life if we found her a new home in San Diego, I would do that. However, if she could still have a good quality of life and spend a lot of time outside, I'd move her to Colorado and keep her.
She has always had an outdoor enclosure for during the daytime, and has an indoor enclosure for nighttime or rare cold weather. She has never really hibernated. In Colorado I have room for both an indoor and outdoor enclosure, but can't find much information on what to do for her in the winter. Is it possible to give her a nice comfortable life out here like she has had in San Diego?
Looking forward to any suggestions or advice!
Thanks!
She has never lived anywhere with real winter weather, and I am having a hard time finding information on winter care. If she'd have a much better quality of life if we found her a new home in San Diego, I would do that. However, if she could still have a good quality of life and spend a lot of time outside, I'd move her to Colorado and keep her.
She has always had an outdoor enclosure for during the daytime, and has an indoor enclosure for nighttime or rare cold weather. She has never really hibernated. In Colorado I have room for both an indoor and outdoor enclosure, but can't find much information on what to do for her in the winter. Is it possible to give her a nice comfortable life out here like she has had in San Diego?
Looking forward to any suggestions or advice!
Thanks!