speedyTortoise
Active Member
Hey guys, how is everyone doing? My 10 year old (around 10 years old) Russian tortoise is trying to brumate again, and I do not want to let him. I am in the middle of introducing a new diet to him (endive, arugula, and radicchio) and he is very stubborn. I have never let him brumate or estivate, and I am not going to let him do it now, especially since he is eating so little. Well, he only comes out in the morning to bask under his lamp, which is when I feed him, and goes back to his hide in around an hour. Well, I want him to be out of his hide more, so is it OK to take him out of his hide with my hand? Will he become more stressed if I do that?