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?
Tom said: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:There are no commonly known pathogens that will cross a six foot air barrier. It wasn't tortoise specific, it was all animals.
in case they sneeze and shoot spit from over 6 feet away haha!
KimandKarasi said:Maybe that more referred to things like llamas, in case they sneeze and shoot spit from over 6 feet away haha!
EP429 said:I can only hope that my torts can acquire such a skill