My Russian tortoise habitat is the same temperature - with powersun light at one end around 95F and the cool side about 75F - as it is all year long. But for the last month or so, since it's gotten cold outside, my tortoise wants to stay in his hide all the time. I take him out to soak him a couple of times a week and he's active and eats readily. But then right back to the hide. I haven't seen him come out of his own accord at all.
I seem to remember a tortoise I had a long time ago doing this, too. Do they sense when it's winter and slow down because normally they would hibernate at this time?
I seem to remember a tortoise I had a long time ago doing this, too. Do they sense when it's winter and slow down because normally they would hibernate at this time?