tortoise garden direction

GemJam · 23-01-2015, 08:59 PM

Hi all,

At some point this year I am looking at moving house. And the question is, which way should my garden face? I want to ensure that I will have a lovely sunny garden for my little tort when she is ready to live outside.
Will it matter which direction the garden faces, or is it just the position of the tortoise enclosure and where the surrounding fences are (that could cause casting long shadows)?

Sorry for all the questions! While this is not the ultimate deciding factor, I want to take it into consideration when moving.

Thanks in advance!

Catwoman63 · 24-01-2015, 08:59 AM

I have a south facing garden and it gets full sun all day x

tortydat · 24-01-2015, 11:01 AM

I have a South facing garden as well so would guess that would be best if you want sun for most of the day.

Mary

emma_mcraf · 24-01-2015, 03:21 PM

A south facing garden would be ideal. I am lucky to be detached but the tort enclosures here are all facing west and get sunshine from late morning through to early evening.
Fences and suchlike will impact on where you position your enclosure. Hopefully you can view some properties on nice sunny days so you can see how shadows fall.

becciwales · 24-01-2015, 03:22 PM

My front is South facing but my garden is up 4 steps so has sun for most of the day in summer but also some shade so we have the best of both there.
When I say sun, I mean perhaps a few days a year, I live in wild, wet Wales

Last year was good though. Ha ha xx

Ozric Jonathan · 25-01-2015, 11:51 AM

South facing is best. But my garden gets a reasonable amount of sun even though it isn't because its long and thin. The house doesn't shade the farther away part of the garden. But I would love a south facing one.

23-01-2015, 08:59 PM	#1
GemJam Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Leicestershire, UK Posts: 123	tortoise garden direction Hi all, At some point this year I am looking at moving house. And the question is, which way should my garden face? I want to ensure that I will have a lovely sunny garden for my little tort when she is ready to live outside. Will it matter which direction the garden faces, or is it just the position of the tortoise enclosure and where the surrounding fences are (that could cause casting long shadows)? Sorry for all the questions! While this is not the ultimate deciding factor, I want to take it into consideration when moving. Thanks in advance! __________________ Gemma 1 Hermanns Tortoise - Hettie

24-01-2015, 08:59 AM	#2
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	I have a south facing garden and it gets full sun all day x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

24-01-2015, 03:21 PM	#4
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	A south facing garden would be ideal. I am lucky to be detached but the tort enclosures here are all facing west and get sunshine from late morning through to early evening. Fences and suchlike will impact on where you position your enclosure. Hopefully you can view some properties on nice sunny days so you can see how shadows fall. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

24-01-2015, 03:22 PM	#5
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	My front is South facing but my garden is up 4 steps so has sun for most of the day in summer but also some shade so we have the best of both there. When I say sun, I mean perhaps a few days a year, I live in wild, wet Wales Last year was good though. Ha ha xx __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

25-01-2015, 11:51 AM	#6
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	South facing is best. But my garden gets a reasonable amount of sun even though it isn't because its long and thin. The house doesn't shade the farther away part of the garden. But I would love a south facing one. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

24-01-2015, 11:01 AM	#3
tortydat Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 1,164	I have a South facing garden as well so would guess that would be best if you want sun for most of the day. Mary

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