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My Aldabra is just 16 months old, but I am planning way ahead (well, considering how fast these guys grow, I only have a few years.)
Over the next few years I am transforming the end of our basement for his indoor enclosure. This end of the house is directly adjacent to the back yard which will become his outdoor enclosure.
One idea that I am serious about is building a ramp from the basement to the backyard. It would be between 4 and 5 feet wide and between 20 and 22' long. The question is the slope of the ramp. At the length I am talking it would be about a 3 in 12 slope. I think that is too steep. How steep is "easily" managed by an Aldabra? I like the ramp idea not only for my safety and Uncle Bri's safety, but also for his exercise. I can extend the ramp further into the backyard to reduce the angle of the slope, but what do people think? Is it more difficult for a giant tort to manage slopes than smaller torts?
Aldabraman - do yours ever manage elevation change? Could they handle a slope? Have you ever considered ramped grade in your enclosure?
Thanks, Ben
Over the next few years I am transforming the end of our basement for his indoor enclosure. This end of the house is directly adjacent to the back yard which will become his outdoor enclosure.
One idea that I am serious about is building a ramp from the basement to the backyard. It would be between 4 and 5 feet wide and between 20 and 22' long. The question is the slope of the ramp. At the length I am talking it would be about a 3 in 12 slope. I think that is too steep. How steep is "easily" managed by an Aldabra? I like the ramp idea not only for my safety and Uncle Bri's safety, but also for his exercise. I can extend the ramp further into the backyard to reduce the angle of the slope, but what do people think? Is it more difficult for a giant tort to manage slopes than smaller torts?
Aldabraman - do yours ever manage elevation change? Could they handle a slope? Have you ever considered ramped grade in your enclosure?
Thanks, Ben