Yard Roaming

[zimone94]

Hello!
I was wondering what size my leopard tortoise should be before I let him free roam apart of my back yard. I want to make sure he would be okay without a top. He is 753 g. I attached the area he would go into. My original plan is to split the cage to share between my tegu and tort. But if its safe enough I would like the tort to be able to graze in the area beside and behind the cage during the day, and be housed in the cage at night.

Thanks!
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[Tom]

He's large enough to be outside all day in good weather, but I would definitely contain him with barriers of some sort.

 

[Alex Z]

What type of tego you have?

 

[zimone94]

He's large enough to be outside all day in good weather, but I would definitely contain him with barriers of some sort.

Yes I am going to put down some blocks and some chicken wire .

Thank you!!

 

[zimone94]

What type of tego you have?

What type of tego you have?

He is a black and white. Hes still burmating, so I want the new area to be together before than.

 

[Tom]

He is a black and white. Hes still burmating, so I want the new area to be together before than.

Have you taken your tegu outside before? Be aware that most of them go a little crazy in the sunshine for a minute. When I move mine outside full time, it took them a good two weeks to get back to their "normal" tame state again. They were pretty wild there for those two weeks.

 

[zimone94]

Yeah hes been kept on my back porch. I live in Florida so I have only had to bring them in a couple times this winter. I am really not looking forward to his grumpiness when he wakes up....

 

[Alex Z]

Any pics of him?

 

[zimone94]

Any pics of him?

Sorry I Haven't been on my computer all week. Here he is! Excuse his mess he likes to push mulch everywhere

 

[Blakem]

He will be good. Just make sure you provide deep shade for him, that’s shade within shade. Like a buried pot under a bush.