Hi guys,
I haven't been on here in a while due to lots going on in life, but my juvenile DTs are getting ready to go down for the winter and I thought it was a good time to check in and say hello. Kind of like the tortoise version of a Christmas card.
I hope everybody's torts are doing well. This will be our second winter with tortoises and I'm considerably less nervous this time, but still bummed about not getting to see them for a stretch. Our long California drought has made for a very tortoise friendly summer -- it wasn't until two nights ago when we finally got a cold rain that Gomez and Morticia came back into the house to sleep.
Like last year, I'll be brumating them in double boxes in a non-working chest freezer in the back yard shed.
Morticia stopped eating about two weeks ago, Gomez about a week ago. Last year we put them in their boxes Nov. 10. We might put Gomez in a little later this year cause he's still pretty active.
Here's a pic of Morticia catching some of her last sunshine of the season today:
Happy tort holidays everybody!
I haven't been on here in a while due to lots going on in life, but my juvenile DTs are getting ready to go down for the winter and I thought it was a good time to check in and say hello. Kind of like the tortoise version of a Christmas card.
I hope everybody's torts are doing well. This will be our second winter with tortoises and I'm considerably less nervous this time, but still bummed about not getting to see them for a stretch. Our long California drought has made for a very tortoise friendly summer -- it wasn't until two nights ago when we finally got a cold rain that Gomez and Morticia came back into the house to sleep.
Like last year, I'll be brumating them in double boxes in a non-working chest freezer in the back yard shed.
Morticia stopped eating about two weeks ago, Gomez about a week ago. Last year we put them in their boxes Nov. 10. We might put Gomez in a little later this year cause he's still pretty active.
Here's a pic of Morticia catching some of her last sunshine of the season today:
Happy tort holidays everybody!