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Pussygalore · 20-10-2007, 08:57 PM

I also think that long term exposure to house dust/ central heating and even our germs, plus I believe that even cooking can give of poisonous fumes I'm sure I read somewhere about certain household items etc being harmfull to birds over a long exposure so who's to say that the same doesn't apply to other animals, short lived creatures such as hamsters etc wouldn't really matter but torts outlive anything else we might keep so do we really know the harm that could be done over years iside a house.

Grate · 20-10-2007, 09:13 PM

i could make an outdoor enclosure for him but i could not leave him out there all night

linda · 20-10-2007, 09:16 PM

if you could leave him out all day during spring and summer

this might well be a good compromise

some other keepers are not able to leave their torts out at night because of predators and security risks

are you sure when you move house you will have a garden

rehoming would break your heart

Grate · 20-10-2007, 09:27 PM

i was going to make an enclosure in my room big enough and with a bridge to the floor of my room with other enclosures with turf and water around the rest of the room for him to pic and choose witch one he wanted to go to each time and have loads of plants around the place to make him feel at home.

Grate · 20-10-2007, 09:28 PM

and make an out door enclosure for spring and summer for him in the day time.

linda · 20-10-2007, 09:36 PM

walking around your room is not really a good idea

torts need to be near the uv source & heat source
also torts need sand soil mix to bury and thermoregulate

have a look in the housing section
indoor enclosures sticky

Grate · 20-10-2007, 09:48 PM

can a tortoise be trained at all because i set up about 3 uv lamps around my room withe the soil and sand mixture under them same with food basicly it would be 3 enclousers around the room with the floor connecting them...

linda · 20-10-2007, 09:56 PM

sorry but are you winding me up

tortoiseboy · 20-10-2007, 10:54 PM

you can let them know when theyve done something ad and they might stoo doign it.
im sure they could be trained to do simple hings(eg climb on your shoe when there hungry in the garden)

Grate · 21-10-2007, 01:04 AM

no i'm not winding u up i don't know a lot about them you see...

and i think its a good idea but i don't know how a tortoise would take to it and i thought you guys and gals might help me out there

20-10-2007, 09:13 PM	#22
Grate Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: leicester Posts: 20	i could make an outdoor enclosure for him but i could not leave him out there all night __________________ http://bp3.blogger.com/_-n8tSR0bpOw/..._01_defend.gif

20-10-2007, 09:27 PM	#24
Grate Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: leicester Posts: 20	i was going to make an enclosure in my room big enough and with a bridge to the floor of my room with other enclosures with turf and water around the rest of the room for him to pic and choose witch one he wanted to go to each time and have loads of plants around the place to make him feel at home. __________________ http://bp3.blogger.com/_-n8tSR0bpOw/..._01_defend.gif

20-10-2007, 09:28 PM	#25
Grate Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: leicester Posts: 20	and make an out door enclosure for spring and summer for him in the day time. __________________ http://bp3.blogger.com/_-n8tSR0bpOw/..._01_defend.gif

20-10-2007, 09:48 PM	#27
Grate Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: leicester Posts: 20	can a tortoise be trained at all because i set up about 3 uv lamps around my room withe the soil and sand mixture under them same with food basicly it would be 3 enclousers around the room with the floor connecting them... __________________ http://bp3.blogger.com/_-n8tSR0bpOw/..._01_defend.gif

21-10-2007, 01:04 AM	#30
Grate Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: leicester Posts: 20	no i'm not winding u up i don't know a lot about them you see... and i think its a good idea but i don't know how a tortoise would take to it and i thought you guys and gals might help me out there __________________ http://bp3.blogger.com/_-n8tSR0bpOw/..._01_defend.gif

20-10-2007, 08:57 PM	#21
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	I also think that long term exposure to house dust/ central heating and even our germs, plus I believe that even cooking can give of poisonous fumes I'm sure I read somewhere about certain household items etc being harmfull to birds over a long exposure so who's to say that the same doesn't apply to other animals, short lived creatures such as hamsters etc wouldn't really matter but torts outlive anything else we might keep so do we really know the harm that could be done over years iside a house.

20-10-2007, 09:16 PM	#23
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	if you could leave him out all day during spring and summer this might well be a good compromise some other keepers are not able to leave their torts out at night because of predators and security risks are you sure when you move house you will have a garden rehoming would break your heart

20-10-2007, 09:36 PM	#26
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	walking around your room is not really a good idea torts need to be near the uv source & heat source also torts need sand soil mix to bury and thermoregulate have a look in the housing section indoor enclosures sticky

20-10-2007, 09:56 PM	#28
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	sorry but are you winding me up

20-10-2007, 10:54 PM	#29
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	you can let them know when theyve done something ad and they might stoo doign it. im sure they could be trained to do simple hings(eg climb on your shoe when there hungry in the garden)

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