Outdoor enclosure

FAQ "...How long and at what temperatures can I keep radiated tortoises in an outdoor enclosure?"

Radiated tortoises always belong in an outdoor enclosure during the warm season, in sunny and dry weather! Provided that the sun is shining, the outdoor enclosure is located on a southern exposure and the animals can warm up in a heated cold frame or greenhouse, radiated tortoises may already from 15 ° C outside temperature in the outdoor enclosure. Only during longer periods with

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FAQ "...I would like to get a group of radiated tortoises. Can I keep them in the garden with my European tortoises during the summer?"

Attention: Although Astrochelys radiata shows good social compatibility in most cases, we strongly advise against socialization with non-species-specific turtles! Astrochelys radiata has a particular hypersensitivity to certain microorganisms foreign to the species. If these are taken up in excess, it can come to the displacement or to the death of the intestinal flora. The immune system is thereby considerably and

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FAQ "...Do radiated tortoises also hold a cold torpor? Can I overwinter them together with my Greek tortoises?"

Attention: Radiated tortoises originate from a subtropical climate zone. Their body has therefore no physical adaptation and prerequisite to survive a seasonal cold drought, such as European tortoises hold. Attempting to hibernate a radiated tortoise will end fatally for the animal! Please inform yourself before the acquisition in detail about the needs and keeping conditions of these animals!

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FAQ "...Is it possible to keep a ray turtle individually?"

Basically, radiated tortoises are individualists and roam alone and independently through their respective territories. They are not dependent on permanent, lasting, social contacts with conspecifics. However, seasonally, e.g. during mating season or at suitable watering, feeding or sunning places, ray turtles meet conspecifics again and again and then show a species-specific, interactive social behavior. For the keeping in

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FAQ "...How large does an indoor enclosure or outdoor enclosure need to be for a ray tortoise?"

This question is very difficult to answer, because an enclosure for a wild animal can never be big enough. We always admire and are very happy about the loving generosity of individual turtle keepers who provide entire indoor spaces with adjacent gardens for their few animals and who do not spend any money or effort on the

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