Indoor tortoise housing can be anything from a small table for a hatchling to a massive one the size of a small room. Whichever you have there are a few very important things to consider before you put your new tortoise inside it.
A tortoise needs a few simple but essential things to be in place to ensure it remains healthy and happy. if you choose to house your new tortoise in a classic glass vivarium you may be setting it up to fail!
Why Is A Glass Vivarium Not Always The Best Choice For Your Tortoise?
Tortoises like to have quiet hiding places in which they can retreat from the world. This is how they would behave in the wild to hide away from predators. Therefore, if you place your prized pet into a glass tank with nowhere to hide he will become stressed, unhappy and physically unwell very quickly! These types of tortoise enclosure are very attractive display units and you can use one sparingly.
If you just use it to put your tortoise into for short periods but put him back into a more suitable enclosure for the majority of the time. If however you have to keep him in this kind on enclosure you could cover 3 sides with some sort of cloth on the outside. Also place some form of hiding place inside such as some rocks and plants so that your tortoise can hide.
This may seem extreme to suggest that a tortoise may become stressed as it is just a little creature but if it does not have the best home to live in it will become stressed which will impact on its physical health too. This is just like us, we suffer mental stress and it often manifests in some form of physical way.
The responsibility of caring for a tortoise is immense as it is not usually native to where yo may live, unless you live in a desert or semi arid desert.. so it is totally up to us to provide the best home we are able to.
What Is The Best Indoor Tortoise Housing?
The best type of housing you could provide would be large enough for your particular kind of tortoise. it needs to have the correct heat and light levels and some form of hiding place. For the best guidance on how to provide this go to TortoiseTips.
