Relax Sunday - Tortoise care, building a habitat

Hello! Have you ever thought of getting a tortoise?

Do not just buy a tortoise if you don't have place to put him or her. It's not good for a tortoise to wander around a house or an apartment, there is some reasons for that.

First of all it gets to cold in the long run, a turtle need a place where it's warm!
Second of all, there is no edible green, of course you can put a plate with food down but if you want a healthy tortoise, I recommend making a home and have a feeding place (you can feed your tortoise everyday second day if you make enough the first day, just watch out for flies, soggy salad/cucumber or mold). Make sure it always have access to fresh water, you don't want a sick tortoise now, do you?

Stress almost always ends in a dead tortoise, if a tortoise is stressed over time it may develop Respiratory Infections. Respiratory system infections are common in pet tortoises, especially in wild-caught. What often causes these problems are, poorly heated houses, no clean water, available food, poor sanitation, etc. Over time this causes stress.

Take care of your turtle and you have a friend who may outlive you!

Here is a quick guide to building a indoor tortoise habitat!

As you can se on the picture below, I built a 1x1m box out of plywood, make sure to have the corners covered so it doesn't climb out and hurt it self. A tip is to build the front of box a bit lower so it's easier to interact with your turtle.