Hello All,
Newbie here.....
So my eldest son started talking about wanting a tortoise recently and I totally shut him down....The thing is I got to meet a baby Hermann today at a friends house and I am absolutely smitten lol
But.....
I do not have the first idea about what I am doing. Ive read alot about this particular breed being a Mediterranean species that has to be outside....this got me thinking....
Could I make a house outside for all-year round use if it was well insulated and had a heat lamp provided?? My plan is to open up two hatches within my large planter, along with a run between. Obviously here in the UK we dont see much plus 26 degree summer weather (even though we have had 4 days in the 30s this week) and we can have very cold and harsh winters
Please dont bite my head off, I am a complete novis and thought rather than getting mixed messages on the web, Id come to a forum where you lovely guys should be able to give me all the info I need...Happy to keep him in the house if need be, but Id like for him to be outside if I can get the right conditions....
Thank you in advance for any info provided
Nathan
Newbie here.....
So my eldest son started talking about wanting a tortoise recently and I totally shut him down....The thing is I got to meet a baby Hermann today at a friends house and I am absolutely smitten lol
But.....
I do not have the first idea about what I am doing. Ive read alot about this particular breed being a Mediterranean species that has to be outside....this got me thinking....
Could I make a house outside for all-year round use if it was well insulated and had a heat lamp provided?? My plan is to open up two hatches within my large planter, along with a run between. Obviously here in the UK we dont see much plus 26 degree summer weather (even though we have had 4 days in the 30s this week) and we can have very cold and harsh winters
Please dont bite my head off, I am a complete novis and thought rather than getting mixed messages on the web, Id come to a forum where you lovely guys should be able to give me all the info I need...Happy to keep him in the house if need be, but Id like for him to be outside if I can get the right conditions....
Thank you in advance for any info provided
Nathan