TwinkleNewbie
New Member
Hello all, new here and only got our tortoise the other day!
We have just got a 40 year old greek tortoise from a friend, we have a nice size garden so wanted to keep him in there most of the time unless it gets too cold them bring him in. We read that when the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius you should bring them inside. We also read you should have a UVB heat lamp for them to keep them happy and healthy as they are cold blooded creatures and can't generate their own heat.
Then we find out from the friend that he has been kept outside all of his life, never been inside even in the cold days and never had a heat lamp in all of his 40 years of living?
I thought this was really bad from what I have been reading. So what do I do now? Do I get him in indoor enclosure and bring him in when it's cold with a heat lamp or leave him outside even when it's cold?
We have just got a 40 year old greek tortoise from a friend, we have a nice size garden so wanted to keep him in there most of the time unless it gets too cold them bring him in. We read that when the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius you should bring them inside. We also read you should have a UVB heat lamp for them to keep them happy and healthy as they are cold blooded creatures and can't generate their own heat.
Then we find out from the friend that he has been kept outside all of his life, never been inside even in the cold days and never had a heat lamp in all of his 40 years of living?
I thought this was really bad from what I have been reading. So what do I do now? Do I get him in indoor enclosure and bring him in when it's cold with a heat lamp or leave him outside even when it's cold?