Some keepers have been looking at yearly/seasonal cycles in wild tortoises. I don't agree with some of the conclusions. Has anyone looked at the daily cycle of a tortoise? Most of the daily temps I've seen in books have a fair range from daily lows to daily highs.
One thing I noticed (or should I say missing right now), is every morning when I would go out to the tortoise pen, the grass would be wet with dew. The tortoises would be in the grass with dew, too. Now with Sulcatas, this may or may not happen naturally where they come from, but then again they are different than most other tortoises as they burrow.
From watching those nature shows on TV, some areas get a daily rain everyday for a good part of the year.
Do you thing Nature is spraying her tortoises daily??? I do.
Small Print:This is just what I was thinking about this morning (instead of working). This is not an answer to your prays.
One thing I noticed (or should I say missing right now), is every morning when I would go out to the tortoise pen, the grass would be wet with dew. The tortoises would be in the grass with dew, too. Now with Sulcatas, this may or may not happen naturally where they come from, but then again they are different than most other tortoises as they burrow.
From watching those nature shows on TV, some areas get a daily rain everyday for a good part of the year.
Do you thing Nature is spraying her tortoises daily??? I do.
Small Print:This is just what I was thinking about this morning (instead of working). This is not an answer to your prays.