Aroddy
New Member
Hello, I'm new to owning a tortoise. My brother just moved to the mountains and the weather was too cold for his sulcata, He asked us if we would be willing to take her since we live in San Diego and the weather is warmer. She is about 5 years old and about 20lbs. We want to give her an enclosure as close to her natural habitat as possible. We have plenty of room as we have about 3 acres. My questions are, what would be a decent sized outside enclosure area? I read they need about 100 square feet? Also we are in the process of building her a heated room for at night and l'm not sure how to heat it. Some say Ceramic heat emitter and others say heating lamp. We keep her outside everyday that the weather is nice and she has plenty of sun. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much.