I was wondering if a red footed tortoise would fall into a little pond that I have in a fenced in enclosure if I was to house him/her there. I know that he/she will drown if it fell in so i was just wondering if i should put a fence around the pond or not. Thanks a lot.
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red footed tortoise help!!!!!!!!
willis1234
Mar 08, 2004 02:47 PM
Replies (4)
Linda G
Mar 08, 2004 03:34 PM
I would keep him completely away from this.
Linda
sgoodson1
Mar 09, 2004 05:51 AM
fence for sure their not good swimmers
johlum
Mar 09, 2004 12:23 PM
Don't let any tortoise go anywhere near water deeper than the base of their chin. Given the mass for their size, Red and Yellowfoot's sink like a rock.
EJ
Mar 09, 2004 12:35 PM
If you followed this advice with Aldabras you'd never get them to breed.
The safest thing is to put up a fence but another alternative is to provide a means of escape if the tortoise should fall in. As with anything in keeping tortoises there are a good deal of depends and there is no cut and dry answer.
In the case of the forest dwelling tortoises I don't think the dept of the water is a problem as long as you have sloping sides or stepped sides.
In the case of deset dwelling tortoises it might be a problem.
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