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Also weighed him today, he's still 800g which is exactly what he was when he was put into the fridge 10 days ago. I checked his shell temperature with a laser thermometer and it's reading 8-9'c, however two separate thermometers in the fridge say that the temperature in his box is 5-6'c...

Ok, so we left him completely alone since posting above, and I just checked him this morning... And he's still awake! ? Very, very lethargic, but awake all the same. It's been 10 days since putting him in now so we're wondering whether to just bring him out and begin warming him back up?? This...

Thanks, I'll leave him be a couple of days. Will update soon! ?

Thanks, I don't have any Coco coir to hand though I'll go out and try to find some tomorrow. Failing that, I'll go on Amazon... We used to get it from Wilko's which was great value (£3.50 for 40L) however I think too many people got wind of it and just bought the entire lot. ? Only thing is that...

Hi Tom, Thank you very much for the comprehensive reply, first of all my apologies, I'd mistyped, it was mid-November when we stopped feeding, not December. We kept the temperature at normal basking temp for about a week to 10 days to allow food to pass through (he passed a few times whilst...

This is his hibernation setup. Fridge set to 5, however we've moved box slightly closer to the cooling unit inside to bring the temperature a little cooler there (advised by the vet who we managed to speak with briefly today - said to drop it to around 3/4'c if possible, but absolutely no...

Thank you, I will have a look for some further information on brumation. Here is a pic I have of him out of his enclosure and next to my hand, which should hopefully give a good idea of size etc. He lives in his indoor enclosure unless weather is suitable outdoors (uk), in which case he lives...

Hi all, We rescued a male horsfield tortoise about 18 months ago, however on the advice of our vets didn't hibernate him last year as when he was brought in as a rescue he had pinworm and had lost some weight due to this. This year is therefore our first time and we're using the fridge method...