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I’m afraid 3x2 for any adult tortoise absolutely will not cut it, 3x2 is below minimum for what even a tiny new hatchling should be started in.
Unfortunately if you can’t go bigger it may be you need to think about what’s best for the tortoise, tortoises are the kind of animals that require A LOT of space to thrive! Something that can’t be substituted with indoor free roaming, indoor free roams really take their toll health wise over time, they NEED an appropriate sized enclosure. The minimum is 8x4 ft, sure you’ll have plenty online tell you that’s overkill, most of those people are trying to sell the idea of ‘tortoises are great desk pets’, don’t listen to someone who is just giving you the answers you want, listen to their reasoning. Does it really make sense to take an animal that has evolved to walk miles daily foraging for food, and put them in a small enclosure? The bigger, always the BETTER with tortoises. 8x4ft may seem huge inside a home, but these animals long term health really does reply on a lot of room to roam, there’s no avoiding it.
I’m going to include some links below that might help you brainstorm some ideas!
I know this one says Herman’s and Russians, but care information still applies to these guys.
This one covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc, with visual examples on mounting your lighting), sizing(you can get away with slightly smaller indoors if you can build a larger outdoor space when weather permits, but still sizeable, the bigger the better, if there’s no outdoor area, the minimum 8x4ft would be ideal, but there’s a few creative ways round it), appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything, and a really handy diet link to check out!
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...
This includes lots of inspiration for an adult set up both indoors and out! The indoor bit has some good ideas to tackle indoor space whilst still providing the needed roaming room! Check comments too, I’m always adding to it. I know the recommended adult size is intimidating to some, especially if you’ve been lead into thinking he’ll be fine in a smaller set up(very common) but tortoises long term health really does rely on lots of roaming room
Enclosure inspiration
Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...
Lastly, this one here is probably most important to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying
Common keeping errors
Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...
I really hope they help! We understand every circumstance is different, so please reach out with any further questions/concerns, and we’ll do our best to help within your means, step by step
Alright thanks for the info! I don’t have much room inside but I might be able to make an 8x4 work in my garage.I’m afraid 3x2 for any adult tortoise absolutely will not cut it, 3x2 is below minimum for what even a tiny new hatchling should be started in.
Unfortunately if you can’t go bigger it may be you need to think about what’s best for the tortoise, tortoises are the kind of animals that require A LOT of space to thrive! Something that can’t be substituted with indoor free roaming, indoor free roams really take their toll health wise over time, they NEED an appropriate sized enclosure. The minimum is 8x4 ft, sure you’ll have plenty online tell you that’s overkill, most of those people are trying to sell the idea of ‘tortoises are great desk pets’, don’t listen to someone who is just giving you the answers you want, listen to their reasoning. Does it really make sense to take an animal that has evolved to walk miles daily foraging for food, and put them in a small enclosure? The bigger, always the BETTER with tortoises. 8x4ft may seem huge inside a home, but these animals long term health really does reply on a lot of room to roam, there’s no avoiding it.
I’m going to include some links below that might help you brainstorm some ideas!
I know this one says Herman’s and Russians, but care information still applies to these guys.
This one covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc, with visual examples on mounting your lighting), sizing(you can get away with slightly smaller indoors if you can build a larger outdoor space when weather permits, but still sizeable, the bigger the better, if there’s no outdoor area, the minimum 8x4ft would be ideal, but there’s a few creative ways round it), appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything, and a really handy diet link to check out!
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...
This includes lots of inspiration for an adult set up both indoors and out! The indoor bit has some good ideas to tackle indoor space whilst still providing the needed roaming room! Check comments too, I’m always adding to it. I know the recommended adult size is intimidating to some, especially if you’ve been lead into thinking he’ll be fine in a smaller set up(very common) but tortoises long term health really does rely on lots of roaming room
Enclosure inspiration
Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...
Lastly, this one here is probably most important to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying
Common keeping errors
Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...
I really hope they help! We understand every circumstance is different, so please reach out with any further questions/concerns, and we’ll do our best to help within your means, step by step
No problem, if you’re able to raise it up off the ground and cover it if it gets cold in there, the garage should work for you, there’s some cover options in here that might come in handy
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