He_Who_Yeets
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I'm planning to build an enclosure for one or two Mediterranean Tortoises, more than likely a Greek, Russian, or Hermann's. I would really like a Western Hermann's, but they're awfully expensive and are apparently more delicate than an Eastern, meaning the ladder would be easier to take care of, especially for a first time Tort owner as myself. I have limited space in which to place a pen, and it may end up being as small as 4'x4', which I feel may be a little small for one or two adult Tortoises, so I'd like to make it two stories, 1.5'-2' in height per story. The top floor I would make drier and warmer with a basking light, and the lower floor cooler and damper with no basking light, possibly lit with a UVB fixture, each with about 6" of substrate. My question is basically if a two story Tortoise enclosure is even viable; I know (some) Tortoises like to explore, but from what I've heard they are one of the dumber species of reptiles, so would they even be able to comprehend a two story pen in which the two floor have different humidities and temperatures? The ramp in between the floors would probably be about 30-45 degrees, is that too steep for them? Would they be able to climb up and down it safely provided it had something on it for them to grip onto as well as railing to prevent them from falling off?
Again I'm a first time Tort owner, so any other advice you can give for building a pen would be appreciated.
Again I'm a first time Tort owner, so any other advice you can give for building a pen would be appreciated.