Hello everyone! I’ve posted about my tortoises before and know there are threads about hibernation but I’m posting this question because I’m dizzy from reading and my thumbs are aching.
I have 2 desert tortoises, 5 years old and I must hibernate them. One is asleep in his cave for a couple days. The other coming out in the morning because the room I keep them in at night gets warm and the sun is shining. So I put him outside where it’s cooler in the shade but warm in the sun. I haven’t been feeding them for about a week, except for what’s in their outdoor enclosure growing and I’ve been soaking them everyday. What do I do now? Move them to a colder dark room? We have a basement that stays cold but if not cold enough I can get a fridge(?). My moms advice, she has the parents, is always- just put them in card board boxes and put them in a closet. I’m too confused and stressed to do that. One is up now.. do I keep putting him outside? Or.. watch how much they pee and put them in the basement? Or..
I have 2 desert tortoises, 5 years old and I must hibernate them. One is asleep in his cave for a couple days. The other coming out in the morning because the room I keep them in at night gets warm and the sun is shining. So I put him outside where it’s cooler in the shade but warm in the sun. I haven’t been feeding them for about a week, except for what’s in their outdoor enclosure growing and I’ve been soaking them everyday. What do I do now? Move them to a colder dark room? We have a basement that stays cold but if not cold enough I can get a fridge(?). My moms advice, she has the parents, is always- just put them in card board boxes and put them in a closet. I’m too confused and stressed to do that. One is up now.. do I keep putting him outside? Or.. watch how much they pee and put them in the basement? Or..