Tarynitup
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Hello!
I recently acquired a family member’s desert tortoise—They were unable to take her to Colorado with them. She has lived in Southern California all of her 20+ years, and is now living in Roseville California. Her brumation was spent in a dog igloo in our garage. We monitored the temperature, and I believe it did not get below 44°. Our tortoise woke up on March 30, when the weather was starting to warm up. We had a few really warm days, and now it is rainy and cool. Yesterday she walked around in the rain. In the evenings, she sticks her head in the corner in the patio and sleeps. My question is this… How cold is too cold? I am so concerned about her being outside at night. In the next week the temperature is supposed to get down to around 42° at night. Should I bring her into the garage? I don’t want her wandering around in there but I don’t want her to be cold. I am so new to this and do not want anything to happen to this sweet old soul (I included a picture of her sleeping because she is so cute)
I recently acquired a family member’s desert tortoise—They were unable to take her to Colorado with them. She has lived in Southern California all of her 20+ years, and is now living in Roseville California. Her brumation was spent in a dog igloo in our garage. We monitored the temperature, and I believe it did not get below 44°. Our tortoise woke up on March 30, when the weather was starting to warm up. We had a few really warm days, and now it is rainy and cool. Yesterday she walked around in the rain. In the evenings, she sticks her head in the corner in the patio and sleeps. My question is this… How cold is too cold? I am so concerned about her being outside at night. In the next week the temperature is supposed to get down to around 42° at night. Should I bring her into the garage? I don’t want her wandering around in there but I don’t want her to be cold. I am so new to this and do not want anything to happen to this sweet old soul (I included a picture of her sleeping because she is so cute)