We have taken the plunge and decided to sell our house and move to a neighboring town that is smaller and more rural than here. We have an offer in on a house that is out in the country and has an acre of land that is perfect for tortoises--don't know if we'll get that particular house, but the issues will be the same no matter where we end up.
Probably not this summer, but next, I will want to construct an outdoor enclosure that includes some type of structure that will allow the tortoises to be outside overnight and year-round, or at least well into fall and also early spring. It will have to be safe from predators that include birds, foxes, badgers, skunks, possums, raccoons, possibly coyotes, and most likely mountain lions as well (although I doubt they'd be that much of a concern). The raccoons are my biggest worry, because there will probably be quite a few of them. I'm figuring I'll have to have something that is completely fenced in. Maybe a chain-link, covered dog run with a sight-line barrier around it? If anyone has any good ideas, I'd appreciate hearing them! Also, if anyone has any experience with solar power, I'd like to hear about that, too, because we'd like to add solar to whatever house we end up buying.
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Sohni
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
0.0.1 Marginated Tortoise
1.0 3 Toed Box Turtle (rescued)
plus my kids' herps:
0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
