Recent content by sheri85

so my box turtle whoopi seems to be having some issues (see this thread: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-box-turtle-still-not-waking-up#axzz1PT1JlUo0) i've been waking her up and offering food, and have only had success with canned cat food, which i know is really bad. so yesterday i...

she woke up earlier today and is eating as i type this! hopefully she stays up and active now so i don't have to worry anymore.

yeah, she's usually up by now (i always worry when my animals behave out of their norm). i don't do anything special when she hibernates. i keep her tank at the usual 80 degrees, and she sleeps under her log or burrows under her mat, and she gets up on her own. i turn her uvb light on during the...

so my box turtle Whoopi has been hibernating since late november, and normally she's awake in april, but we're almost to June and she's still not waking up. i've taken her outside and let her walk around a few times (and she did walk around with her usual enthusiasm and speed), but as soon as...

i woke her up on Friday and set her in her pool. she drank some water and soaked for about 20 minutes. then i offered her a nightcrawler, her favorite food. she ignored it, flipped her pool, and burrowed under her mat. but given today is suddenly so cold (after several days of 80 degree...

@emysemys-- i'm living in Michigan. @earthyman71-- thanks for the link. i'll be sure to check that out. she seems healthy and alert when i do get her to wake up, but she doesn't want to stay up.

hi, i'm new to this site but i wanted to seek out advice because i've gotten a jumble of advice over the years and i don't know what's right or wrong anymore. i have a box turtle named Whoopi who i've had for about 15 years. she was full grown when my parents bought her for me, but i have...