I’m not sure that my topic in English is appropriate or not.
My question is …. For one who own the tortoise and have them live outdoor with heating system provided in their enclosure. Do you have to put your tortoise in the enclosure every night? Or you just let them decided what to do?
My tortoise only walk in enclosure by himself not more than five times in a very cold day since October. Of course this year the winter come very late. Last night is the first time that I try to let him decide what to do and didn’t put him in his house. The average temperature is 40 F and rain but I found he still live outside under Salvia bush.
I worried because I’m going to leave back home in Thailand for one month. And the person who take care of my house may not pay attention to my tortoise.
Here’s more info.
I have leopard tortoise 4 years old. I don’t know for sure that it’s male or female. But I think it’s male. His name is Nong Tao in Thai mean little tortoise. I live in Southern Arizona south of Tucson. The coldest average temperature in December is 45 F.
In the past I put my tortoise in table enclosure and lived in the house. This year that I decided that he grown enough to live outside. I bought wooden dog’s house for enclosure with 2 ceramics heating (100w and 70 w—I’m not sure).
***If you need picture of the enclosure please let me know.
My question is …. For one who own the tortoise and have them live outdoor with heating system provided in their enclosure. Do you have to put your tortoise in the enclosure every night? Or you just let them decided what to do?
My tortoise only walk in enclosure by himself not more than five times in a very cold day since October. Of course this year the winter come very late. Last night is the first time that I try to let him decide what to do and didn’t put him in his house. The average temperature is 40 F and rain but I found he still live outside under Salvia bush.
I worried because I’m going to leave back home in Thailand for one month. And the person who take care of my house may not pay attention to my tortoise.
Here’s more info.
I have leopard tortoise 4 years old. I don’t know for sure that it’s male or female. But I think it’s male. His name is Nong Tao in Thai mean little tortoise. I live in Southern Arizona south of Tucson. The coldest average temperature in December is 45 F.
In the past I put my tortoise in table enclosure and lived in the house. This year that I decided that he grown enough to live outside. I bought wooden dog’s house for enclosure with 2 ceramics heating (100w and 70 w—I’m not sure).
***If you need picture of the enclosure please let me know.