Is It Warm Enough For The Garden Yet?

[Rhiellie]

Hi everyone

We have warm sunshine here today, temps about 13-15 degrees so I wondered if it would be warm enough to take my 5 year old Hermann's into the outside run at all?
They are currently on the tortoise table but can they spend a few hours outside, if they can how long would be ok?

Thanks

[Pussygalore]

if you have good bright sun then yes the torts can go outside, as to how long for will depend on the sun and them, keep an eye on them just in case they do get cold and need to come in. I'd wait untill the grass has dried first though especially if you had a frost last night, mid day onwards is usually the hotest time. The air temp doesn't really matter if the torts are in the sun as thats where they get their heat from.

[Bindi]

If the sun's out then mine go out. They usually find a warm sheltered spot, even if it's only 13 or 14 degrees or so you'll find that they'll find a spot where the sun is shining down and bask away.

[JoesMum]

As long as you have full sun in a sheltered spot so sunbathing is possible... and your tort goes out warmed up... it's fine.

Watch out for digging in... if that happens, it's time to bring him in as he's getting chilly.

[burnt toast]

16 degrees here. I have been leaving mine in with their lamps on till 1 oclock then opening their hatches & they all march out. Theyre fine if they warm up first.

[Steph37]

Yes all mine out-from 8 months to ?? years but only when the sun is on their runs. One of my adult Hermanns only woke on monday night, ate tuesday am and is out with his brother in the sunshine now. With them I tend to leave them til after work (when the sun is off their run) and they have gone into the hutch i their coldframe, but all the others come in and out with the sun at the moment. Hope this isnt our 'summer' like last year though!

[joekent]

For my younger torts I put them outside if it is warm enough for me to go out in a t-shirt Remember that wind is not too much of an issue as they are close to the ground in an enclosure - they just need some sun!
xx

[Ozric Jonathan]

Today is not outside weather for hermann tortoises in Glasgow. Its 5C with a biting cold wind and grey skies.

[Fred123]

2 degrees here, was -1 earlier this morning. Snow and very high winds. More penguin weather than tortoise.

[Dexieii]

My torts have access to the outside during daylight hours for most of the year, apart from hibernation, but I still rely on the T-shirt scale... if it's warm enough for me to wear a t-shirt without shivering, then it's warm enough for my torts to be outside!