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Wow! I wonder if they would let you go in there and look for her. Or maybe somebody who was visiting the enclosure, like a guest/visitor, grabbed her

Maybe consider posting on reddit r/tortoise too. I hope you get her back

I have a desert tort too and kept her awake this year until I can get the fridge setup (s/he’s 3). I have a “temp stick“ that has an app you can use to monitor temperature. I’m curious, what type of mini fridge do you have?

Great to know thank you!

My thought is if there is no power the air circulation won’t be good enough. I have asked about brumation for a three-year-old desert tortoise as well and the reply from Tom was that a full sized refrigerator works best. But I read when the power is out there is a risk of suffocation so I bought...

Thank you! I have been feeding her only Repashy grassland and grocery greens, and I do have a grape plant and hibiscus. This is such a good point, I should be mixing up a bunch of different things! I do actually have MinerAll too, but I was just giving it to her once a week so this is very...

Thanks I will change that. I did the tiles about four-months ago with the intention of helping her toenails. I was using coconut husk but I will get some Cypress mulch too. When I take her outside, she eats small stones so I have been putting out more calcium in a pile for her to eat. I worry if...

You are the best Tom! I am going to make sure she wakes up so she can get her daily food and water intake and I will start her on her two-week fast in her warm well-lit conditions mid-November before I start her 2 weeks at 65 in the cooler. I have more ambient heat and lighting on the way. I...

*when I said regular bulb, I meant incandescent. Thanks for your help on this. I will get some better heat and light set up so I can run the UVB 4 hours and then keep a UVA light source going 13 hours

She is in that box filled with coconut substrate. The UV is the high output rep tisun, and I have two bulbs, one 5.0 and one 10.0. The basking area is a ceramic bulb that heats up the basking area to about 95. Based on your comment, I should change to a bulb that emits light and heat. Do you...

Thanks for your reply and Tom mention!

Wine cooler— it’s written in the first paragraph. It is a mini refrigerator that is specifically for wine so it’s within the 40 to 65° range with a thermostat control in the front window

Hi all, I have read Tom’s thread and still have a couple of questions. This is my first time doing this and I’m a bit nervous. I purchased a wine cooler specifically for my tortoise haha. Here are my questions: - My tortoise is at room temperature and it gets to about 73 during the day and 65 at...