Smurtle's Mom
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Hello! we have been given Smurtle, he's a 14 year old DT and has no issues with URTI but was not being fed properly two years ago and was quite "yellow". My close friend who is an ACO (animal control officer) gave us Smurtle with his permit/tag, giant glass tank, walnut hull "sand" and a variety of supplements, pellets, calcium powder and a bag of organic kale. She had him in his tank due to having large dogs and he "hibernated" (idk if that is the right word, sorry!) this past winter just fine. He grew quite a bit during that time and is a very gentle, sweet guy.
We live just north of Bakersfield Calfornia, it is normally quite hot and dry especially during the summer. We would prefer to let Smurtle have roam of the backyard so he can freely graze and get sun. We have two small dogs that have their own securely fenced section of the yard so he will be "king of the castle" our cats are not at all interested in him either. What concerns me is that this winter we have actually gotten quite a bit of rain (for California anyway) and even hail. Throughout this weather the temperature stays between 50-60 and we have plenty of shade for him to retreat too when it does reach 90-100+. It rained lightly last night so I brought him inside as he's acclimated to an indoor temp and I didn't want him to get sick. Can I let him go outside this morning? It's 57 right now and cloudy, it's going to be in the mid to upper 60's today with slight rain/thunder later this evening.
NOTE: When we got home with him yesterday afternoon, he was thrilled to munch on clover and dandelions! It was so great to see him foraging and enjoying the sun. We do not use any pesticides at all in our yards or around our home. Everything is organic even the soil we use to plant trees/flowers.
We live just north of Bakersfield Calfornia, it is normally quite hot and dry especially during the summer. We would prefer to let Smurtle have roam of the backyard so he can freely graze and get sun. We have two small dogs that have their own securely fenced section of the yard so he will be "king of the castle" our cats are not at all interested in him either. What concerns me is that this winter we have actually gotten quite a bit of rain (for California anyway) and even hail. Throughout this weather the temperature stays between 50-60 and we have plenty of shade for him to retreat too when it does reach 90-100+. It rained lightly last night so I brought him inside as he's acclimated to an indoor temp and I didn't want him to get sick. Can I let him go outside this morning? It's 57 right now and cloudy, it's going to be in the mid to upper 60's today with slight rain/thunder later this evening.
NOTE: When we got home with him yesterday afternoon, he was thrilled to munch on clover and dandelions! It was so great to see him foraging and enjoying the sun. We do not use any pesticides at all in our yards or around our home. Everything is organic even the soil we use to plant trees/flowers.
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