Good morning everyone,
Well, I finally got a chance to change the substrate of Farishta’s indoor enclosure last Wednesday (now it’s sand/bed-a-beast/aspen mix) and got all excited about her finally having started eating that day and taking a nice, long “run†around the garden outside (boy, did she move fast!); and then after she spent the night “above ground†in the corner of the enclosure underneath a pile of moss, my husband told me that she dug a hole and buried herself while I was at work the next day, and she hasn’t emerged since….The only evidence of her existence is a sink-hole in the corner she sleeps in.
Has she gone straight into hibernation right after finally starting eating again after at least a month of pre-hibernation fasting and cleansing??
What should I do – dig her out and soak her/feed her/take her out for another jog around the yard?
It's been really cold in central L.A. recently, and even with the new substrate and heat light, ceramic heater, etc., I can't seem to get the temps around the perimeter of the enclosure much above low to mid 60's F at night and high 60's to mid 70's during the day. The central areas directly under the heaters/lights ranges from 80's to 100's. Should I move her house into the bedroom where the ambient temp is generally warmer and still gets a reasonable amount of natural light?
Any advice is greatly appreciated as always!
Thanks again,
Brenda K – frustrated newbie tort mom
Well, I finally got a chance to change the substrate of Farishta’s indoor enclosure last Wednesday (now it’s sand/bed-a-beast/aspen mix) and got all excited about her finally having started eating that day and taking a nice, long “run†around the garden outside (boy, did she move fast!); and then after she spent the night “above ground†in the corner of the enclosure underneath a pile of moss, my husband told me that she dug a hole and buried herself while I was at work the next day, and she hasn’t emerged since….The only evidence of her existence is a sink-hole in the corner she sleeps in.
Has she gone straight into hibernation right after finally starting eating again after at least a month of pre-hibernation fasting and cleansing??
What should I do – dig her out and soak her/feed her/take her out for another jog around the yard?
It's been really cold in central L.A. recently, and even with the new substrate and heat light, ceramic heater, etc., I can't seem to get the temps around the perimeter of the enclosure much above low to mid 60's F at night and high 60's to mid 70's during the day. The central areas directly under the heaters/lights ranges from 80's to 100's. Should I move her house into the bedroom where the ambient temp is generally warmer and still gets a reasonable amount of natural light?
Any advice is greatly appreciated as always!
Thanks again,
Brenda K – frustrated newbie tort mom