Update:
When I took Mork and Mindy out of brumation on Saturday, they stayed mostly near the hot spot. Mindy still tends to stay over there (not necessarily a bad sign, as they both do that a lot, and as I said she looks good and has a healthy appetite). But this morning I found Mork on the cool side of the pen, and he has stayed there for much of the day. He even appears to be trying to climb out. That seems like a good sign, but I'm not sure what to make of it.
I'm tempted to think that this is good, because it means he is becoming active again, like a male Russian tortoise coming out of brumation should. However, could this be a bad thing? Maybe he doesn't like it in there, and is desperate to find someplace more comfortable? I don't know.
I haven't raised the ambient temp in there to 80*F yet, so right now their pens are at their usual settings: 70*F ambient, with a 95*F hot spot. If he is active on the cool end, does that mean he is feeling good, or is avoiding the basking area a bad sign when a tortoise has a runny nose? What do you think?
When I took Mork and Mindy out of brumation on Saturday, they stayed mostly near the hot spot. Mindy still tends to stay over there (not necessarily a bad sign, as they both do that a lot, and as I said she looks good and has a healthy appetite). But this morning I found Mork on the cool side of the pen, and he has stayed there for much of the day. He even appears to be trying to climb out. That seems like a good sign, but I'm not sure what to make of it.
I'm tempted to think that this is good, because it means he is becoming active again, like a male Russian tortoise coming out of brumation should. However, could this be a bad thing? Maybe he doesn't like it in there, and is desperate to find someplace more comfortable? I don't know.
I haven't raised the ambient temp in there to 80*F yet, so right now their pens are at their usual settings: 70*F ambient, with a 95*F hot spot. If he is active on the cool end, does that mean he is feeling good, or is avoiding the basking area a bad sign when a tortoise has a runny nose? What do you think?