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I guess it seems obvious, but until now I had my tortoise in 6 sq feet because that's all I had room for. He spent most of the day sleeping.
Now, I'm no carpenter (in fact I can't even hammer a nail straight), so I bought a couple of those pre-made houses and doubled the space my Sheldon has to live in.
His behavior has changed completely. In his old house, he hadn't touched lettuce in months and refused to eat anything but mazuri. This week he ate any green thing I put in front of him! He's been digging more and has been sitting under the lamps more too!
It's like he's a new man!
So yeah, just cause a 5 inch tortoise technically can live in 5-6 square feet doesn't mean you should do that!
Now, I'm no carpenter (in fact I can't even hammer a nail straight), so I bought a couple of those pre-made houses and doubled the space my Sheldon has to live in.
His behavior has changed completely. In his old house, he hadn't touched lettuce in months and refused to eat anything but mazuri. This week he ate any green thing I put in front of him! He's been digging more and has been sitting under the lamps more too!
It's like he's a new man!
So yeah, just cause a 5 inch tortoise technically can live in 5-6 square feet doesn't mean you should do that!