View attachment 15963Hello. My name is Patti. I am taking care of my daughter's Russian Tortoise until she moves back here to California. She lives in the State of Washington where it has been really cold and snowy!! She aquired her Russian Tortoise from a friend about a year ago. His name is "Bear". She kept him indoors, but her house was very cold! She never had a UVB light or heat lamp for him! Although it's only been a few days of having him; I've set him up with the basic needs with a UVB and heat light, he stills seems in a sluggish state! He eats a variety of greens in the morning and basks under the lights the rest of the time! He peed clear the first day, and pooped dark brown today! His eyes are dark when opened; when closed, his eyelids seem greyish in color. He is not very active, kinda in a semi-hibernated state. He's been cold for so long with the lights, I'm wondering if it may take a while longer before he adapts to the better conditions that he has now? He this normal for him not to be very active during January? Any input from you experts out there will be helpful. Thanks! 
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How warm is the habitat? Once they get their inner core warmed up, they should do fine, and that shouldn't take more than a day.
