Greetings,
I have a 3 toed box turtle that is with me in Oregon. This is her 3rd winter here, the first winter she spent outside, brumating naturally. The second winter she was with someone else who avoided letting her brumate, but this year she's with me (I just got a house and got her set up nicely) and my house is kept at 63F in the winter (down to about 60 inside the terrarium). She's stopped eating and has partially buried herself, which is what I would expect. I just want to get some feedback if my temps are acceptable. I know it's not as cold as she would have it in nature, she's still alert and everything seems fine. Any thoughts on this? Also, she's by a window and I usually have the UVB light on a timer over her habitat, how long should I run this per day during the winter months?
Thanks! (sorry if these were answered elsewhere, I looked, but didn't see anything obvious - https://www.boxturtleworld.com/box-turtle-care/box-turtle-temperature-needs/ mentions nighttime temps down to 60F is fine, but mostly talks about normal non-winter environments)
P-Chan
I have a 3 toed box turtle that is with me in Oregon. This is her 3rd winter here, the first winter she spent outside, brumating naturally. The second winter she was with someone else who avoided letting her brumate, but this year she's with me (I just got a house and got her set up nicely) and my house is kept at 63F in the winter (down to about 60 inside the terrarium). She's stopped eating and has partially buried herself, which is what I would expect. I just want to get some feedback if my temps are acceptable. I know it's not as cold as she would have it in nature, she's still alert and everything seems fine. Any thoughts on this? Also, she's by a window and I usually have the UVB light on a timer over her habitat, how long should I run this per day during the winter months?
Thanks! (sorry if these were answered elsewhere, I looked, but didn't see anything obvious - https://www.boxturtleworld.com/box-turtle-care/box-turtle-temperature-needs/ mentions nighttime temps down to 60F is fine, but mostly talks about normal non-winter environments)
P-Chan