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Hi everyone, I wanted to get some thoughts on my final outdoor enclosure plans for my 6 year old, approximately 11 pound leopard tortoise. She will have an insulated heated night box (using two heat mats on two sides of the walls) that is 2x2 feet (which still gives her room to walk a little and turn around) and she will be locked up in there at night and free to go out and in during the day when it’s sunny and the temps are above 50. (The heated night box stays above 80 and usually high 70s to low 80s when her door is open.) When it’s rainy and below 70 or cloudy and below 65ish or below 50 she will be moved to a large shed (8x8 foot) to spend the day. It is being heated with heat lamps for basking and an oil filled radiator to maintain overall heat. And then at night I’ll move her back to her heated night box because it holds heat very well and is well insulated. I live in North Carolina and most of the days are 50 degrees or above with a few days below 40 to 30. And we usually have 1-2 days a week that are rainy. Does this sound good? Am I forgetting or missing anything?