Hey all,
Well for about 1 week have been putting Sheldon in his outdoor enclosure for
the entire day. I have been bringing him inside in the evening for his soak & his wet
Mazuri & then he puts himself to bed.
He has previously visited his outdoor enclosure just for a few hours at a time.
Here is the outside, no exactly pretty but is predator proof.
It's a 4ft x 3 ft dog crate with the added half inch flooring panel with tarp lining and covered with half inch mesh. It has 2 large bags of cypress mulch inside, 2 six inch
flower pots & a plastic stool for hides plus 2 clay water bowls.
it was hard to get the entire interior in the pic, but for my little guy it seems ok, yes ?
My question is that being outdoors seems more stilmulating to him, like he seems more reptile like ! The head moves around more, he seems to notice the wind and how the palm trees above him break up the sunshine. I water down the mulch inside
in the am plus I can tell he walks thru the water bowls. He has been eating great like always and one day he ate less only because he ate cuttle bone that day. He chomped all around the edges ! I plan on adding more fake plants, I dont do good with live plants.
So, Is this why when I read peoples posts about their torts hate being inside, because they know they love it outside instead ! ?
Well for about 1 week have been putting Sheldon in his outdoor enclosure for
the entire day. I have been bringing him inside in the evening for his soak & his wet
Mazuri & then he puts himself to bed.
He has previously visited his outdoor enclosure just for a few hours at a time.
Here is the outside, no exactly pretty but is predator proof.
It's a 4ft x 3 ft dog crate with the added half inch flooring panel with tarp lining and covered with half inch mesh. It has 2 large bags of cypress mulch inside, 2 six inch
flower pots & a plastic stool for hides plus 2 clay water bowls.
it was hard to get the entire interior in the pic, but for my little guy it seems ok, yes ?
My question is that being outdoors seems more stilmulating to him, like he seems more reptile like ! The head moves around more, he seems to notice the wind and how the palm trees above him break up the sunshine. I water down the mulch inside
in the am plus I can tell he walks thru the water bowls. He has been eating great like always and one day he ate less only because he ate cuttle bone that day. He chomped all around the edges ! I plan on adding more fake plants, I dont do good with live plants.
So, Is this why when I read peoples posts about their torts hate being inside, because they know they love it outside instead ! ?