philipgreece
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Hello all again! Here's the space for my Wilma and Danny! Risking about the small rocks! Please any advice? Are they gonna make it? The good is that now can take plenty of sun!
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The place looks good! I'm less worried about rocks - but it's very easy to lose a tortoise in such space if there is no fence.
Is there a wall around the whole thing? I see a wall in the one pic, but the bushes obscure it. Also, have you identified all of the plants? I think I see horse weed in the first picture, and that is toxic.
This area should be divided in half and each tortoise should get their own section. They should never be kept in pairs. They also need an insulated, temperature controlled shelter to stay in at night, and so that you can control the temperature when going into and coming out of brumation.
This area should be divided in half and each tortoise should get their own section. They should never be kept in pairs. They also need an insulated, temperature controlled shelter to stay in at night, and so that you can control the temperature when going into and coming out of brumation.
philipgreece
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They are under surveillance and at night I put them back in their enclosure that coco coir is always a little bit wet! In morning they wake up early and they take sun for a half an hour!
That all sounds good, but that did not answer my questions.
philipgreece
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Sorry that I answered late! So I keep an eye of them all the time! I moved them in a different location! I soaked them today and in wilma's poop i saw a small rocks! I know she goes for small rocks! Please can I know how much sun per day is good for them? Because if I leave them in their enclosure they will take sun only 30 minutes!
30 minutes a day should be enough for vitamin D3 (at least in summer). For a decent amount of exercise - a few hours.
philipgreece
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Thank you so much for your answers! I watch them everyday! They go and dig and search for feces from cats! And my Wilma today poops a small rock! No matter how hard I try they go for rocks and feces! Should I leave them in their enclosure or to leave in nature and take care of them? I have all the time to stop them and remove the feces and rocks from their mouth!
Unfortunately, if they always find animals feces - it's not the safe place for them. The best idea I have is to expand their enclosure in your yard.
In some cases, cats and dogs feces have residue medications like ivermectin used for heart worm treatment, which can be lethal for tortoises.
In some cases, cats and dogs feces have residue medications like ivermectin used for heart worm treatment, which can be lethal for tortoises.
philipgreece
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I do my best! I barely fixed these enclosures because it's difficult to find an expert for a good construction! But i release them with me in nature because I see that they don't move in their enclosures!
