Tori Sparrow
Member
Any one who lives in Florida knows that getting humidity and heat is no problem 10 months out of the year. about 2 days a year it gets down in the 30s, but really 50 is "cold" here. As far as I'm concerned, as a Florida native I really should have gills by now since 100% humidity is common. At less than 50% humidity I consider it "dry."
That being said I'm fairly confident most torts could be very happy outside most of the year in my yard. I live on 10 acres of forest, a large portion of which cattle meander, with a pond.
I believe that an 8x8 foot should be plenty of space for any tort less that 12 inches in length. I would think 18-24 inches would be tall enough.
I am wondering if I can have a mobile enclosure. I have a large yard and I see no reason for the tort to be confined to the same piece of yard. there are plenty of trees to provide shade throughout the yard. Given that I live in a rural community with animals such as cows and goats there is no concern for dangerous chemicals. Predators such as the neighbors dogs or wild coyotes would be more of a concern, but that too could be overcome.
I would like to adopt a herbivore, but beyond that I'm pretty open. Thus I would like my enclosure to be non specie specific. The hide and water dish would be determined by the specific tort.
Thoughts?
That being said I'm fairly confident most torts could be very happy outside most of the year in my yard. I live on 10 acres of forest, a large portion of which cattle meander, with a pond.
I believe that an 8x8 foot should be plenty of space for any tort less that 12 inches in length. I would think 18-24 inches would be tall enough.
I am wondering if I can have a mobile enclosure. I have a large yard and I see no reason for the tort to be confined to the same piece of yard. there are plenty of trees to provide shade throughout the yard. Given that I live in a rural community with animals such as cows and goats there is no concern for dangerous chemicals. Predators such as the neighbors dogs or wild coyotes would be more of a concern, but that too could be overcome.
I would like to adopt a herbivore, but beyond that I'm pretty open. Thus I would like my enclosure to be non specie specific. The hide and water dish would be determined by the specific tort.
Thoughts?
