I’ve got a nearly 4 year old Russian male tortoise, Sebastian, and he needs a bigger enclosure which I’m planning on building next month which will be 8x4.
My question is, are some rooms in the house better or worse for a tortoise to live in?
He’s currently in the spare bedroom at the back of the house but it’s far from ideal and he needs more space so it means he’ll need to move rooms.
I’ve two options roomwise,
Option 1; the other spare bedroom which is at the front of the house and we live on a busy road with a bus stop right outside that room. Would the noise, vibrations and lights of this stress him out at all? Otherwise it’s a small warm room that gets plenty of sunlight. This room would be also potentially mean his enclosure could be wider than in option 2.
Option 2; the dining room. The living and dining room are open plan in the house. My main worry about him being in this room is that there’s obviously a lot of cleaning/chemicals of that type used on the dining room table and surfaces, as well as scented candles and air fresheners. I’m also concerned that the noise of us pottering around, having guests, the tv and the lights on a lot would stress him out? Although he would be in a kind of alcove out the way.
This room doesn’t get a lot of natural sunlight either.
Any recommendations/advice would be so welcome, thank you.
Kelly
My question is, are some rooms in the house better or worse for a tortoise to live in?
He’s currently in the spare bedroom at the back of the house but it’s far from ideal and he needs more space so it means he’ll need to move rooms.
I’ve two options roomwise,
Option 1; the other spare bedroom which is at the front of the house and we live on a busy road with a bus stop right outside that room. Would the noise, vibrations and lights of this stress him out at all? Otherwise it’s a small warm room that gets plenty of sunlight. This room would be also potentially mean his enclosure could be wider than in option 2.
Option 2; the dining room. The living and dining room are open plan in the house. My main worry about him being in this room is that there’s obviously a lot of cleaning/chemicals of that type used on the dining room table and surfaces, as well as scented candles and air fresheners. I’m also concerned that the noise of us pottering around, having guests, the tv and the lights on a lot would stress him out? Although he would be in a kind of alcove out the way.
This room doesn’t get a lot of natural sunlight either.
Any recommendations/advice would be so welcome, thank you.
Kelly