oatmeal
New Member
I live in Edmonton and after a long time of cold weather, it's finally heating up to around 25ºc (77ºf).
I have always taken my tort outside in my yard on hotter days like this, but now I'm wondering if it's the right thing to do.
I'm pretty sure he loves it - he trucks around a ton, eats some food I bring out for him, and sometimes has soaks outside. He doesn't seem stressed outside at all and I never take my (paranoid) eyes off him for a second. The yard is never sprayed with any chemicals, and is mostly just grass.
However, when I take him back inside to his enclosure, he paces around for ten minutes before returning to his usual activities. I think that may be stressing him out. I feel like he enjoys roaming around outside, though, and if that's the case, I don't want to take this away from him.
Is it transporting from inside to outside, being outside, or returning to his enclosure that is causing the stress?
Is it generally a good or bad idea to take him for these outings?
What are potential dangers/risks of this?
Thank you
I have always taken my tort outside in my yard on hotter days like this, but now I'm wondering if it's the right thing to do.
I'm pretty sure he loves it - he trucks around a ton, eats some food I bring out for him, and sometimes has soaks outside. He doesn't seem stressed outside at all and I never take my (paranoid) eyes off him for a second. The yard is never sprayed with any chemicals, and is mostly just grass.
However, when I take him back inside to his enclosure, he paces around for ten minutes before returning to his usual activities. I think that may be stressing him out. I feel like he enjoys roaming around outside, though, and if that's the case, I don't want to take this away from him.
Is it transporting from inside to outside, being outside, or returning to his enclosure that is causing the stress?
Is it generally a good or bad idea to take him for these outings?
What are potential dangers/risks of this?
Thank you