Hello all.
I am Hibernating my Marginated Tortoise this year for the first time and I am confident about everything except for weight. As his species is marginated I havent been able to find any information on a healthy weight for tortoises his size.
I have been fasting him since late november and he has been rececing frequent soakings to ensure he is hydrated. I will be hibernating him inside a fridge at around 4 degrees celcius and I intend to begin his hibernation on the 27th and end it on the 3rd of feburary.
So the question is about his weight. He is currently 642 grams and is 16 centimeters long. Is this a healthy weight
At the beiging of his fasting period he was 685 grams on the 28th of november.
Any clarifaction if I should go ahead with the hibernation would be much appreacited.
I am Hibernating my Marginated Tortoise this year for the first time and I am confident about everything except for weight. As his species is marginated I havent been able to find any information on a healthy weight for tortoises his size.
I have been fasting him since late november and he has been rececing frequent soakings to ensure he is hydrated. I will be hibernating him inside a fridge at around 4 degrees celcius and I intend to begin his hibernation on the 27th and end it on the 3rd of feburary.
So the question is about his weight. He is currently 642 grams and is 16 centimeters long. Is this a healthy weight
At the beiging of his fasting period he was 685 grams on the 28th of november.
Any clarifaction if I should go ahead with the hibernation would be much appreacited.