Glockfu
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When searching for the recommended enclosure size for Egyptian tortoises, the sizes very greatly. Anywhere from 4 sqft up to 21 sqft. I had a couple questions I was hoping someone could help me understand better. For 2 adults...
1) What is actually the minimum recommended enclosure size? I know the bigger the better but my space is limited.
2) Why is it that a lot of websites recommend the minimum as 2ft wide x 2ft long and 2ft high?? What am I missing? Why is it recommended for it to be 2 ft high? is this 2 ft high referring to the walls? Or is it the entire height of the table? I can't understand why they would need 2ft high walls but it would also be kind of strange to recommend an overall table height as well. Can someone please explain the 2ft high?
3) What is the recommended height for the walls on a tortoise table for them? I see mostly 8" high but then I found one website that says 8" high above the substrate. Is 8" high when it is empty high enough or is it really supposed to be 8" above the substrate making it more like 10" - 13" when empty?
Thank you!
1) What is actually the minimum recommended enclosure size? I know the bigger the better but my space is limited.
2) Why is it that a lot of websites recommend the minimum as 2ft wide x 2ft long and 2ft high?? What am I missing? Why is it recommended for it to be 2 ft high? is this 2 ft high referring to the walls? Or is it the entire height of the table? I can't understand why they would need 2ft high walls but it would also be kind of strange to recommend an overall table height as well. Can someone please explain the 2ft high?
3) What is the recommended height for the walls on a tortoise table for them? I see mostly 8" high but then I found one website that says 8" high above the substrate. Is 8" high when it is empty high enough or is it really supposed to be 8" above the substrate making it more like 10" - 13" when empty?
Thank you!
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