I am in the process of building an indoor outdoor enclosure (using my back porch and a section of yard) i was wondering if it is imperative to have a lid on the outside part. Hercules is an 8 yr old Sulcata weighing more than thirty pounds and will be brought in at night and if I am not home. I don't think a hawk could pick him up and him sleeping inside means we wont have to worry about nighttime creatures. Is there any other reason I would need to put a lid on?
sulcata outdoor enclosure question
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I don't have a sully. But unless you have bear or big wild cats, I can't think of any reason to need a top. Except, maybe a stray dog? If you don't have to worry about a dog getting into your yard, then you should be safe with no top.
Hi. I'm new to tort keeping and don't know much about sullies. But, I do have experience with other animals. Do you have raccoons or stray cats in the area? If you do, I highly recommend critter proofing the enclosure, with a locking lid. Raccoons and cats might not kill your tort, but they can cause a lot of damage and stress.
May[CHERRY BLOSSOM], Darwin[TURTLE] & Wallace[TURTLE]
Winnipeg, Canada
May[CHERRY BLOSSOM], Darwin[TURTLE] & Wallace[TURTLE]
Winnipeg, Canada
Stray dogs are an issue, for sure, if your yard isn't fenced. Good luck!
What about chain link dog run with a top? You could install some boards along the bottom, so your tort won't get caught in the chain link?
May[CHERRY BLOSSOM], Darwin[TURTLE] & Wallace[TURTLE]
Winnipeg, Canada
What about chain link dog run with a top? You could install some boards along the bottom, so your tort won't get caught in the chain link?
May[CHERRY BLOSSOM], Darwin[TURTLE] & Wallace[TURTLE]
Winnipeg, Canada
I was thinking about a dog run actually but i want it a little more custom shape, plus i already have a bunch of supplies from a chicken coop I never ended up building. but if for some reason this doesn't work that's most likely what I will do.
You could also build an open enclosure of your custom shape inside a fence or dog run. That way you don't have to worry about building a lid per se.
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The other issue, i would think, is wild animals deficating in the enclosure causing disease transmission. So not a predator problem but an indirect health issue from scavengers. Good call on closing it in.
I would fence it securely to keep stray dogs out, but no need for a roof in your situation.
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