I have personally visited Sam and his facility, and it is very well kept and Sam in very informative. Sam really cares about his tortoises and it shows! He has many beautiful healthy tortoises and Iguanas.
My name is Daniel, I run a tortoise rescue in Fl. It is very possible to build a good safe indoor enclosure, it just depends how much time and money you want to put into it. I built a 4' by 8' double decker tortoise setup for our younger/smaller tortoises. If your tortoise is developing...
Another labor of love, I built this tank and stand from the ground up. I built it with a simplistic design to look almost as if it doesn't have the equipment to function, but everything is hidden under the cabinet.
This was my 90 gallon cube tank before the glass cracked one day. Marineland was very professional about it, and fully reimbursed me for the tank and damages.
4' by 8' twin tortoise tables I built for our little guys. Twin 48" 10.0 bulbs on each level changed every 8 months. Also now have multiple heat lamps both ceramic and heat bulbs