Tortoise walks into wall?

[joseppa96]

My red foot walks into the wall of her enclosure. It's glass, so I think she is trying to get out, but she would walk into the corner for hours, I would go to school and come home and she would still be doing it :/ I think she has grown out of her living space, so I'm going to order her new, larger, enclosure today. Will this help?

 

[shellysmom]

A larger enclosure is always a fantastic idea. The bigger the better! Try to get one with walls she can't see through, though. When they can see what's out the outside of their enclosure, they will spend a lot of time and energy trying to get out. Until you get the larger enclosure, even if you just tape some colored paper or something to the outside so she can't see through, that would probably help. How big is she now? Maybe if you post a photo of her in her current setup we can offer more ideas. There are some pretty inexpensive ways to make a nice setup. The people on this forum know all the secrets.

 

[joseppa96]

Honestly I know for a fact she had outgrown her enclosure, she is I want to say 5-6 inches, I'm not home at the moment and can't remember her measurements but I'm going to buy her a 24 by 9.8 inch tank today, and see if that helps I had been saving the money for it for awhile, I might also try the paper wall idea if the problem continues, thank you! I'll post before and after pictures when I get the enclosure

 

[shellysmom]

You can go to target or home depot and get a large storage bin that's much bigger and much less expensive than a tank. I know it sounds a little unconventional, but it is actually better than a tank.

 

[Laura]

find a used book shelf at a yard sale, and use that..

 

[twotortmomma]

You can go to target or home depot and get a large storage bin that's much bigger and much less expensive than a tank. I know it sounds a little unconventional, but it is actually better than a tank.

Yep, on craigslist, I have seen 45 and 55 gallon fish tanks for reptile use at 60 dollars or more, went to home depot and bought a 52 gallon roughneck tub for only 17 dollars

 

[joseppa96]

How would I be able to hang the lights, if I did get a tub? And would my dog try to get into it? That's what I'm most worried about

 

[twotortmomma]

How would I be able to hang the lights, if I did get a tub? And would my dog try to get into it? That's what I'm most worried about

How i hang my lights is i put two sturdy wooden sticks, like two by twos, then i clamp on the che and lay th UV strip across, works great. As for dogs, i actually have my tub on a rolling cart, so my dogs can neither see nor reach the top of the tub. I dont know how big yours are, but you could get some wire mesh and fashion a screen lid if you were handy, which im not.

 

[joseppa96]

Thank you guys I'm not sure if I'll get the tank or tub yet, but still thank you!