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Posted by HappyDude on July 07, 2000 at 22:16:38:

1. My torts eat grass in their indoor pen when I mix it up in their food but they won't eat anything when they are outside. How do I get them to eat the grass and other stuff outside.

2. I don't think my torts are the brightest in the bunch. They don't seem to be able to find a warm spot. Even in their indoor pen, they crawl away from the heat completely to sit in a dark spot and they are totally bunched up in their shell huddled together. But when I move them under the heat lamp, they sprawl out and get comfortable. Will they be able to regulate their own temperatures if I put them outside?

3. Where should I put the temperature sensor in their outdoor pen and what temperature should I set it at? Its a 4x4x2(tall) wooden enclosure with a 250w ZooMed Ceramic lamp hooked up to a thermostat that turns the heat lamp on and off based on a specific temperature.

4. The temperature here gets down to almost 30F in the winter and up to 110F in the summer. I live in N. California about an hour from San Francisco. It's pretty windy where I live. I put a wall up by the door of their wooden pen to block the wind. And the 250w heat emitter should be able to keep that enclosure warm. When can I leave them out? Will they be able to find the warm enclosure?

Thanks,
Comy

Pen pictures for my torts

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: 1. My torts eat grass in their indoor pen when I mix it up in their food but they won't eat anything when they are outside. How do I get them to eat the grass and other stuff outside. : : 2. I don't think my torts are the brightest in the bunch. They don't seem to be able to find a warm spot. Even in their indoor pen, they crawl away from the heat completely to sit in a dark spot and they are totally bunched up in their shell huddled together. But when I move them under the heat lamp, they sprawl out and get comfortable. Will they be able to regulate their own temperatures if I put them outside? : : 3. Where should I put the temperature sensor in their outdoor pen and what temperature should I set it at? Its a 4x4x2(tall) wooden enclosure with a 250w ZooMed Ceramic lamp hooked up to a thermostat that turns the heat lamp on and off based on a specific temperature. : : 4. The temperature here gets down to almost 30F in the winter and up to 110F in the summer. I live in N. California about an hour from San Francisco. It's pretty windy where I live. I put a wall up by the door of their wooden pen to block the wind. And the 250w heat emitter should be able to keep that enclosure warm. When can I leave them out? Will they be able to find the warm enclosure? : Thanks, : Comy

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