The walls of the enclosure should be about 16 inches high and even go a few inches below the ground to prevent your red footed tortoise from digging and escaping.
Baby red foot tortoise enclosure.
Red footed tortoise enclosures require a sturdy wall at least 16 inches in height above ground as well as a few inches below ground to prevent or discourage these tortoises from digging.
2020 2 5 inch funky cherry head no red 7 10 20 red footed tortoise.
You can house this tortoise indoors but you will need a large enclosure roughly 4 feet by 8 feet though larger is even better.
Choose the right type of enclosure.
If you are just getting started with a tortoise baby you can t really keep him outdoors in an open enclosure due to predation so you would want to either keep him indoors until he reaches a juvenile state or have a custom made tortoise enclosure where natural predators cannot reach him.
Your baby tortoise needs a habitat but not just anything will do.
So much bigger for him to roam around and i might get him a little friend.
Fresh water in a shallow dish large enough for the redfoot to soak in should be provided.
Lastly using a tortoise house for baby red foot tortoise is fine also.
Tortoises also do not understand glass and can run into it.
Hatchlings and baby redfoot should be brought inside at night.
An outdoor redfoot tortoise enclosure should get sun but also have some shady areas.
Spraying some water onto the substrate the layer of material that covers the bottom of the enclosure below the basking lamp will also raise the humidity in the immediate area.
Glass aquariums which many people use are actually not very good habitats for tortoises because the sides are too high and there is often not enough floor space.
A glass aquarium or plastic tub will work as a temporary home for a baby redfoot tortoise.
New enclosure for my cherry head tortoise.
Bigger tortoises need a large indoor pen or a turtle table.
Bring them inside and put them in a temporary habitat whenever it gets too cold.
The outdoor pen should be located in an area that is part sun part shade.
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Cherry head red foot tortoise red footed tortoise.