How far should enclosures be spaced apart? I'm considering adding an upper level to my current enclosure, then perhaps conjoining the two at a later time. Would this work or should there be some distance between the two?
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To my understanding there doesn't have to be space between them, just a physical barrier separating the two.
That is my understanding also.
The vet at the exotic animal school that I graduated from taught us that 6' is the industry standard. You need a minimum of six feet of airspace between the two enclosures.
Tom said:
What's the reasoning behind this? Are there some diseases tortoises carry that are airborne?
There are no commonly known pathogens that will cross a six foot air barrier. It wasn't tortoise specific, it was all animals.
Tom said:
Maybe that more referred to things like llamas, in case they sneeze and shoot spit from over 6 feet away
haha!
LMAO.....and ewwwww, gross....
KimandKarasi said:Maybe that more referred to things like llamas, in case they sneeze and shoot spit from over 6 feet away
I can only hope that my torts can acquire such a skill
EP429 said:I can only hope that my torts can acquire such a skill
Haha!
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