I understand your concern my buddy is in love with my outdoor Air Conditioning unit. He spends the entire summer next to the unit and if he could he would get between it and the house. He can't get back there because I keep it blocked off. I keep it blocked off for fear he will get back there...
I had been using a cream on my Desert Tortoise to help with any needed vitamins while he slept during Hibernation. I would put the cream on before putting him down for the winter and again when he came out of hibernation in the spring. For some reason the company that made this no longer...