hello! I'm wondering if anyone is experiencing the same thing like me? I have to wake up my tort baby "manually" almost everyday during winter!
I have two Hermanns: Shiao-Heh is a bit over 2 year old, and Panda George is about one and half year old. They both got their annual exam in August and the vet said I got an A+ taking care of them so far!
However, ever since it started getting cooler early November (it's about 66 - 70 F in my apt, and about 95 F under the lights, 85 F under the heat lamp), lots of the time Shiao-Heh doesn't wake up on his own anymore.. I know he is not sick because every once a while when the weather is warmer, he would wake up on his own and start running around in his enclosure. But most of the days, I have to dig him out from his hiding spot, and then he would start walking around, eat a bit (less than half of what he eats in summer), and lay under the light for 2-3 hours, and then go back to sleep at around 1 pm. When I soak him in warm water, he still poops normaly. I just don't know if it's ok for me to wake him up like that everyday? I'm afraid if I don't wake him up, he would start hibernating and I don't want to risk him not waking up ever!
Panda George has been acting relatively normal though. She wakes up on her own in the morning, and go to sleep at around 4 pm.
Thanks and any comment is appreciated!
I have two Hermanns: Shiao-Heh is a bit over 2 year old, and Panda George is about one and half year old. They both got their annual exam in August and the vet said I got an A+ taking care of them so far!
However, ever since it started getting cooler early November (it's about 66 - 70 F in my apt, and about 95 F under the lights, 85 F under the heat lamp), lots of the time Shiao-Heh doesn't wake up on his own anymore.. I know he is not sick because every once a while when the weather is warmer, he would wake up on his own and start running around in his enclosure. But most of the days, I have to dig him out from his hiding spot, and then he would start walking around, eat a bit (less than half of what he eats in summer), and lay under the light for 2-3 hours, and then go back to sleep at around 1 pm. When I soak him in warm water, he still poops normaly. I just don't know if it's ok for me to wake him up like that everyday? I'm afraid if I don't wake him up, he would start hibernating and I don't want to risk him not waking up ever!
Panda George has been acting relatively normal though. She wakes up on her own in the morning, and go to sleep at around 4 pm.
Thanks and any comment is appreciated!