Hello, this is Oliver. He’s my first tortoise ?. He’s around 2 years old. I’ve had him about a month and he seems to be thriving. Still, I worry about doing the right thing. For example, I take him out in my enclosed back yard sometimes where there are only safe plants and watch him closely. He walks around for a few minutes then hides in a bush. So, I wonder if he likes getting out to explore or if this is terrifying for him? We plan to build an outdoor enclosure as soon as possible.
I’d love anyone’s expert advice on that, plus any feedback you have on his enclosure (Or any other advice for Herman’s). Note: since these photos, I added a UVB 10.0 to the other side of the enclosure, plus he has a ceramic bulb there that is on a thermostat to stay around 82F. The heat lamp is around 95F. There’s still lots of area around the enclosure that is ancient around 73F. The lamps are all on a timer for 13 hours on per day (7am-8am). Thanks!
I’d love anyone’s expert advice on that, plus any feedback you have on his enclosure (Or any other advice for Herman’s). Note: since these photos, I added a UVB 10.0 to the other side of the enclosure, plus he has a ceramic bulb there that is on a thermostat to stay around 82F. The heat lamp is around 95F. There’s still lots of area around the enclosure that is ancient around 73F. The lamps are all on a timer for 13 hours on per day (7am-8am). Thanks!
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