dry tortoise shell?

[Alex and the Redfoot]

i'll probably have to... get something set up for winter though. i think diaper + roam in house haha. is that okay?

No, roaming in the house is not a good idea. Getting a bunk bed to place a tortoise enclosure under it is probably better.

 

[Yingg]

No, roaming in the house is not a good idea. Getting a bunk bed to place a tortoise enclosure under it is probably better.

oh, may i ask why? and a bunk in the dorms isn't such a bad idea! though i'm worried for winter right now, since i'll go to college in august/sept 2025.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

oh, may i ask why? and a bunk in the dorms isn't such a bad idea! though i'm worried for winter right now, since i'll go to college in august/sept 2025.

This thread should give you the answers:

Should My Tortoise Be Allowed To Roam around on the Floor of my Room?

Ascott said: To let a tort roam our habitats or not? Always a question that will offer up a bunch of opinions, stories of what happened to some, stories of how dumb it is and success stories....so if you see the trend here, it is that folks do alot of different things based on their own lives...

tortoiseforum.org

Simply put, it's not safe or healthy.

A bunk bed in your room can help you to provide enough space in the winter, I didn't mean dorm room yet. But it's just an idea. Also, you can build L-shaped or two-level enclosure, use a kiddy pool and so on. Unused space in a laundry/storage room, basement or attic can be repurposed.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Yeah definitely no indoor free roaming I’m afraid, it can cause problems or injury down the line, it isn’t worth it. Your garden plans sound a good idea though! And hopefully you can have a bunk bed in your dorms with a bigger set up🙂

 

[Yingg]

This thread should give you the answers:

Should My Tortoise Be Allowed To Roam around on the Floor of my Room?

Ascott said: To let a tort roam our habitats or not? Always a question that will offer up a bunch of opinions, stories of what happened to some, stories of how dumb it is and success stories....so if you see the trend here, it is that folks do alot of different things based on their own lives...

tortoiseforum.org

Simply put, it's not safe or healthy.

A bunk bed in your room can help you to provide enough space in the winter, I didn't mean dorm room yet. But it's just an idea. Also, you can build L-shaped or two-level enclosure, use a kiddy pool and so on. Unused space in a laundry/storage room, basement or attic can be repurposed.

oh my, i never realized all these things. okay, i'll stick to outdoors. that totally makes sense. a bunk bed seems like a marvelous idea and project for my DIY self, and my tortoise scratches a lot and i sleep with white noise, so, perfect idea! good news: i found a very reputable vet through some connections who has reasonable prices. $100 exam, $500 xray, and $300 blood work my teacher who used to be a vet says that she can keep my tortoise for a year while i go to college. Only a year though, which is already so kind of her. she says i'll have to get her back after a year. seems great, honestly. she loves animals and i don't doubt my tortoise will be great in her care. i'll probably send her money every month.

TORTOISE WALKING VIDEO

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

oh my, i never realized all these things. okay, i'll stick to outdoors. that totally makes sense. a bunk bed seems like a marvelous idea and project for my DIY self, and my tortoise scratches a lot and i sleep with white noise, so, perfect idea! good news: i found a very reputable vet through some connections who has reasonable prices. $100 exam, $500 xray, and $300 blood work my teacher who used to be a vet says that she can keep my tortoise for a year while i go to college. Only a year though, which is already so kind of her. she says i'll have to get her back after a year. seems great, honestly. she loves animals and i don't doubt my tortoise will be great in her care. i'll probably send her money every month.

TORTOISE WALKING VIDEO

This is wonderful news! Thank you further video too, her walking definitely isn’t normal but not as bad as I thought it potentially could have been, fingers crossed it’s just a matter of her building her muscles🙂