Trying to move my baby outside?

[Ashton Dillard]

Hello everyone I apologize for not being on in a while life has been so hectic here.... Hiccup is doing great and seams to be growing he is almost out of room in his enclosure now and I have been trying to figure out an outdoor set up for hin/her but can't seam to find anything on line about transferrng them out side. Everything I have found has been for babies in side or Big ones out side but nothing for the first transfer.... I know that it will have to be buried and have a top on it so no prey can get him/her , and a couple of hides but is there anything else I need? Or do ? Any advice was he very appreciated and taken to heart

 

[Tom]

First, what size is your tortoise?

I have indoor and outdoor enclosures for all of my tortoises and use them from day one. Small babies get an hour of outside time 3-4 times a week. 5-6" babies get to be outside most of the day, weather permitting. So for my tortoises, it is not indoors one day and outdoors the next. This is how I suggest you make the transition. Then when the weather is nice, and your heated night box is built and ready to go, you can just leave them out there one night, safely locked in their night box.

 

[Ashton Dillard]

he/shoiklle is about 3.5 inches and is around 8 months old i believe

 

[Ashton Dillard]

he/ she is what i ment to say lol im sorry about that typo

 

[Tom]

he/shoiklle is about 3.5 inches and is around 8 months old i believe

I'd start with no more than a couple hours a day in the outdoor enclosure during fair weather. Work your way up to three hours, and add more time as the tortoise grows. After the outside time is up, bring your tortoise in for a soak and let it spend the rest of its time in its large indoor closed chamber. This method will yield the best results and a very healthy tortoise.

You'll need something around 4x8 feet to get the tortoise large enough to live outside full time with a heated night box.

 

[Ashton Dillard]

Thank you so much

 

[Ashton Dillard]

For an outdoor inclouser would this be ok? I was thinking just until my husband could build something better

 

[Tom]

For an outdoor inclouser would this be ok? I was thinking just until my husband could build something better

I'm sorry, your pic isn't showing up.

 

[Ashton Dillard]

I found it on amazon

 

[daniellenc]

For now I think that's fine as long as you take Tom's suggestion and only allow him outside time a few hours a day because of it's size. I would be careful where you place it outside and find a partly shady area where no toxic plants are growing.

 

[Ashton Dillard]

Thank you so much!

 

[Tom]

Here are some more ideas that might be easier and cheaper:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/cheap-easy-simple-sunning-enclosure.14680/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/simple-sunning-enclosure.104351/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...table-but-safe-outdoor-baby-enclosures.30683/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/outdoor-enclosures.121732/

 

[Ashton Dillard]

I love that! It looks amazing maybe when he isn't working this winter he can build me something like that for next year

 

[daniellenc]

I'm totally stealing the baby pool idea and planting it as soon as my testudo mix arrives for the summer!!

 

[Tom]

I love that! It looks amazing maybe when he isn't working this winter he can build me something like that for next year

Which one?

 

[Tom]

I'm totally stealing the baby pool idea and planting it as soon as my testudo mix arrives for the summer!!

No way man! You CAN'T steal it, because I already gave to you for FREE!!!

 

[Ashton Dillard]

The ones with the wire roofs . I love the pool idea but we have so many Hawks poor hiccup wouldn't last no time with out a roof lol

 

[daniellenc]

I plan on using shade cloth or constructing a square chicken wired 2x4 roof just in case

 

[Ashton Dillard]

That's a great idea

 

[daniellenc]

I stole it from @Tom too. Lol mans full of freebies!!