Walking turtles on the street

In summer, when the temperature rises above 20^оWith in the shade of land or semi-aquatic turtles, you can and should walk. It is not recommended to walk completely aquatic turtles, for example, trionics.

You need to walk with the turtle so that it can move more than it usually moves in a terrarium, so that it can eat plants, and also to get natural ultraviolet radiation. During the walk, you need to carefully monitor the turtle so that it does not run away.

Walking should be carried out on clean lawns with plants edible for turtles (clover, dandelions, simple lawn grass) away from the roadway and animals (dogs, cats, birds). Walking time should be half an hour or more. The turtle is simply released onto the grass. You will need to carefully monitor your pet so that the turtle does not get lost, does not run far, so that dogs or crows do not grab it. You can’t force a turtle to be in the sun all the time, it must be able to go into the shade so as not to get heat stroke.

It is not recommended to leave the turtle alone for a long walk. A free-range turtle may burrow into the grass or crawl far away and you may never find it. A turtle left in a container will not be able to go into the shade, overheat and may die. And if you leave it in a container overnight, and it starts to rain, then the land tortoise can easily drown.

If you want to let the turtle go for a walk on a clean, dry, not blown warm floor, or you are going to transport the turtle and do not want it to stain something with its secretions along the way, then you should proceed as follows. It is necessary to bathe the turtle for 20 minutes in warm water, wipe it off, put it under the lamp and after 15 minutes the turtle is ready for a walk.

During a walk, the turtle may immediately try to escape into the shade. There is nothing wrong with this. Don’t force a reptile to sit in the sun if it doesn’t want to. The necessary ultraviolet can be obtained in the shade.

In the country, in order not to constantly monitor the turtle, you can use flexarium. Flexariums are light, collapsible, mesh, i.е. the ultraviolet will penetrate the mesh and hit the turtle. With a strong nylon mesh and durable construction, collapsible terrariums can be used as permanent outdoor enclosures in warm climates or as temporary animal shelters on sunny and warm days in cold climates. Exo Terra foil folding trays can be used for backfilling and/or creating a reservoir in a terrarium. You can buy a flexarium at pet stores selling reptile supplies.

How not to lose the turtle?

During the walk to the turtle, so that it does not get lost, you can tie a ball, ribbon, flag. Adhesive tape is not recommended for this. On Aliexpress, you can buy a small leash for a turtle, judging by the reviews, it holds up well.

There are also beacons for animals, though only abroad. Search radius 122 meters. It’s called Loc8tor Pet Bundle.