Hello
I've got two 88 year old spur thighed tortoises which I've had for 6 years and inherited from my grandad.
I've successfully hibernated them every year until now despite the same routine. They've been in hibernation less than four weeks but the tortoise sand that I buy is especially damp smelling and the cardbox box feels damp, which has never happened before. I don't beleive they've urinated but am worried that this could cause breathing difficulties. I've removed the soil from underneath them and put them back in the boxes with the soil in jars to had moisture to the air, but wondering if I should just take them out of hibernation altogether? I've always used this brand of substrate throughout the year but wonder if they've changed the mixture
I've got two 88 year old spur thighed tortoises which I've had for 6 years and inherited from my grandad.
I've successfully hibernated them every year until now despite the same routine. They've been in hibernation less than four weeks but the tortoise sand that I buy is especially damp smelling and the cardbox box feels damp, which has never happened before. I don't beleive they've urinated but am worried that this could cause breathing difficulties. I've removed the soil from underneath them and put them back in the boxes with the soil in jars to had moisture to the air, but wondering if I should just take them out of hibernation altogether? I've always used this brand of substrate throughout the year but wonder if they've changed the mixture