SNOW Pics

Turtulas-Len said:

Thanks, His light turns off during the day but it was so dismal yesterday it was on all day. But not dismal enough to keep Walker inside, he came out for a little longer than hour. He covered a lot of ground and ate well in that short time.View attachment 262296 View attachment 262297 View attachment 262298 View attachment 262299 View attachment 262300 View attachment 262301 View attachment 262302

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That is just a awesome picture.

Well, live and learn. I would never have guessed a tortoise would decide to spend an hour cruising through the snow, but now I know better. Great pictures, too.

Everyone please bear in mind that because of Walker's size and body mass, he stays warmer longer than a smaller tortoise would.

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Turtulas-Len said:

I don't take him out, he comes out when he wants to. His door is always open. I keep his house at least 85 degrees F at the top of his shell height. He has a Stanfield heat mat with plenty of unheated floor space to get off the mat so he can self regulate his body temperature. He has has had free roam for several years now and knows when to go back in to warm up. As I write this it's 34 F outside and his house is 87 to 89 F shell top temperature from back of the house to the door.

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Oh, thanks very much the explanation. Appreciate it.

Relic said:

Well, live and learn. I would never have guessed a tortoise would decide to spend an hour cruising through the snow, but now I know better. Great pictures, too.

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With all my respect to @Turtulas-Len , I simply got a shock when I saw the pics.

Yvonne G said:

Everyone please bear in mind that because of Walker's size and body mass, he stays warmer longer than a smaller tortoise would.

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Thanks the info, Yvonne.

The snow is still hanging about from this past weekend’s snowstorm with temps hanging at or below freezing.

I took the opportunity to go out for a nice kayaking adventure on the West River, just south of Annapolis (Maryland). A brackwish water reserve that hosts a lot of wonderful wildlife and feeds the great Chesapeake Bay.

We are having a very sloppy weather day started with snow about 5am this morning, Then switched to lite rain about 9 with temps just above freezing. Been raining since. I was hoping Walker would stay in his house, But no, He came out about 2 and was ready to eat. He has a daily routine and most days he sticks to it. Yesterday I cut some cactus pads just in case he did come out.He was happy with just getting the cactus and a romp around the yard and went back in in less than a half hour. I was happy to because I was getting soaked hand feeding him the cactus.

Silly tortoise!

Quite the character. Our guy, inside his heated indoor tortoise shed just loves his 85 degree house. Out for a stroll, chows down a bunch of mazuri and dsndelion. And back in.

Does that mean that wathever the temperature they can be allowed outside as long as they have acces to their warm shed? Won’t that cause some kind of cold or R.I. Because I tought my sully would only be able to go outside a small part of the year but when I see those pictures it makes me think she’ll be able to go outside most year.

Reptilony said:

Does that mean that wathever the temperature they can be allowed outside as long as they have acces to their warm shed? Won’t that cause some kind of cold or R.I. Because I tought my sully would only be able to go outside a small part of the year but when I see those pictures it makes me think she’ll be able to go outside most year.

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I’ll defer to Len - but, compare your outside temps to Len’s area in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Yes, it snowed, but today it’s going to be near 60, it might even be warmer in Len’s area. I’ll bet his snow is all gone this morning - sun is up, and rewarming the (not frozen) ground. I’m guessing your QC ground is frozen .... doesnt defrost and warm up on “warm” sunny days?

Also - Walker is probably 100 lbs (give or take). Lots of mass....holding heat, walks about, poses for his pix, some cactus, then back inside.

Maro2Bear said:

I’ll defer to Len - but, compare your outside temps to Len’s area in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Yes, it snowed, but today it’s going to be near 60, it might even be warmer in Len’s area. I’ll bet his snow is all gone this morning - sun is up, and rewarming the (not frozen) ground. I’m guessing your QC ground is frozen .... doesnt defrost and warm up on “warm” sunny days?

Also - Walker is probably 100 lbs (give or take). Lots of mass....holding heat, walks about, poses for his pix, some cactus, then back inside.

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Ok so close to 0c is ok for for a short time for a big sully, got it thx. Yeah ground is very frozen.

Here’s what our area looks like today...



That was a few hours ago. Right now...I’m seeing robins taking baths in melted snow streams in our back garden, green grass etc.

Oh wow! You guys are gonna laugh at mine.... I’m in Las Vegas, it’s been snowing since last night. Notice the shed with no snow on the roof. Koopas staying warm!

The pictures are beautiful. But my body says aches and pains. I miss the snow sometimes.