need ideas for outdoor housing a sulcata
i live in springfield, ma. so my tortoise will be outside from may-sept give or take the weather. i have a space for him but have a couple questions:
- should i cover the top of the entire enclosure with screen or something?
- i have raccoons in my area, should i put a door on his nighttime house?
- is the regular grass i have previously growing okay? (not for his diet, but just to live in?)
- what should i use for the sides? (wood paneling, see-through fencing)
- should his nighttime house be off the ground?
- should it be heated? nighttime temps get as low as 50 degrees at the very lowest during the summer. i would bring him inside if i thought it would get too cold for him.
please help, i intend on adopting a larger one so i need it ready soon!
i live in springfield, ma. so my tortoise will be outside from may-sept give or take the weather. i have a space for him but have a couple questions:
- should i cover the top of the entire enclosure with screen or something?
- i have raccoons in my area, should i put a door on his nighttime house?
- is the regular grass i have previously growing okay? (not for his diet, but just to live in?)
- what should i use for the sides? (wood paneling, see-through fencing)
- should his nighttime house be off the ground?
- should it be heated? nighttime temps get as low as 50 degrees at the very lowest during the summer. i would bring him inside if i thought it would get too cold for him.
please help, i intend on adopting a larger one so i need it ready soon!