Turtles Need Room to Grow and Exercise
November 12th 2010 13:04
If you have a pet turtle or tortoise, or if you're thinking about getting one, the most important thing that you need to do is evaluate how much space you have. No matter what species of turtle or tortoise you have, it's going to need room to grow and exercise. Even a Russian tortoise, which is a smaller pet tortoise species needs a fairly large outdoor enclosure for when the weather is nice.
You just can't buy a turtle and hope that it'll live in a small 10 or 20 gallon tank its entire life... If you do, the turtle won't live happily or healthily, and it certainly won't live very long.
Turtles are a huge commitment in terms of care and space. They're not the best pet for those who live in apartments because it is ideal that they get outside time.
If you don't have the time to sit and watch your turtle or tortoise walk around a yard, you'll need to build an outdoor enclosure for the tortoise, and turtle proof it so that the animal can't get out.
The following species are relatively common and popular, and when housing one outside, I've included basic minimums.
* Russian tortoises - at least 5' x 3' outdoor enclosure
* Greek tortoise- at least a 5' x 3' outdoor enclosure
* Redfoot tortoise- at least a 6' x 4' outdoor enclosure
* Box turtle- at least a 5' x 2' outdoor enclosure
* Sulcata tortoise- an entire yard that is turtle proof, as these guys get rather large and they can be quite destructive
There are many other pet turtles and tortoises that can be and are pet turtles, and depending on the size of the turtle you'll need to decide how much space it will need and how much space you can offer.
You just can't buy a turtle and hope that it'll live in a small 10 or 20 gallon tank its entire life... If you do, the turtle won't live happily or healthily, and it certainly won't live very long.
Turtles are a huge commitment in terms of care and space. They're not the best pet for those who live in apartments because it is ideal that they get outside time.
If you don't have the time to sit and watch your turtle or tortoise walk around a yard, you'll need to build an outdoor enclosure for the tortoise, and turtle proof it so that the animal can't get out.
The following species are relatively common and popular, and when housing one outside, I've included basic minimums.
* Russian tortoises - at least 5' x 3' outdoor enclosure
* Greek tortoise- at least a 5' x 3' outdoor enclosure
* Redfoot tortoise- at least a 6' x 4' outdoor enclosure
* Box turtle- at least a 5' x 2' outdoor enclosure
* Sulcata tortoise- an entire yard that is turtle proof, as these guys get rather large and they can be quite destructive
There are many other pet turtles and tortoises that can be and are pet turtles, and depending on the size of the turtle you'll need to decide how much space it will need and how much space you can offer.
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