Hello, I had a question about my Russian tortoise and what temperatures are too hot for her outside. I read somewhere that Russian tortoises will try to sleep during very hot weather. What constitutes hot? I have not hibernated my tortoise during winter so I am not familiar with the process at all. Will she naturally just try to sleep? It has been over 100° for the last four days and will continue this way for possibly two weeks. Usually gets down into the 70s and occasional 60s at night. We are breaking temperature records almost daily. It's very unusual for it to be this hot for this long hair. I hosed down the enclosure a couple times a day and half of the enclosure is in shade starting around 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
She seems to be staying relatively active as far as I can tell. And is eating, gave her cactus today and she loved it as usual. Her enclosure is only 12 inches tall so she can't borough down very deep. Should I soak her every Day during this hot time? This is probably going to be an extremely hot summer here so I don't really see an end in sight. Am I just being overly concerned? What do people do who live in hot climates? I just want her to be safe and healthy, thanks for any information or suggestions you might have.
She seems to be staying relatively active as far as I can tell. And is eating, gave her cactus today and she loved it as usual. Her enclosure is only 12 inches tall so she can't borough down very deep. Should I soak her every Day during this hot time? This is probably going to be an extremely hot summer here so I don't really see an end in sight. Am I just being overly concerned? What do people do who live in hot climates? I just want her to be safe and healthy, thanks for any information or suggestions you might have.