cindy1546
New Member
Hello everyone,
With the weather going up and down here in the SFV, CA, I have decided to brumate my RT (its wild caught and around 5 years old) using the fridge method. The only question I have is: is now the right time? And I know I have seen someone here say that for first timers, 8-10 weeks is good, but what if the weather is still very cold by the time that those weeks are over? The thing is that my tortoise has been getting itself ready to brumate (he's kept in an outdoor enclosure) and I want to make sure it goes smoothly, I have done research but I don't think anyone has mentioned temperatures. The temperature goes up to the 90s some days and as low as 41 at night. I have been bringing him indoors at night but I don't know if it might be too early to let him brumate...
Or alternatively, can I leave him outside during the day and in the afternoon bring him in? What would the temps have to be for him at night?
With the weather going up and down here in the SFV, CA, I have decided to brumate my RT (its wild caught and around 5 years old) using the fridge method. The only question I have is: is now the right time? And I know I have seen someone here say that for first timers, 8-10 weeks is good, but what if the weather is still very cold by the time that those weeks are over? The thing is that my tortoise has been getting itself ready to brumate (he's kept in an outdoor enclosure) and I want to make sure it goes smoothly, I have done research but I don't think anyone has mentioned temperatures. The temperature goes up to the 90s some days and as low as 41 at night. I have been bringing him indoors at night but I don't know if it might be too early to let him brumate...
Or alternatively, can I leave him outside during the day and in the afternoon bring him in? What would the temps have to be for him at night?
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