I am preparing to put my Greek Spur Thigh (Testudo graeca ibera) into his hibernation fridge tonight.
He has been without food for 5 weeks,
Regularly been bathed,
And all lights, basking bulbs and heat gradually reduced over the 5 weeks.
The fridge is set at 5 degrees. And is holding steady...
I have just put my Greek Spur Thigh (Testudo graeca ibera) into hibernation last night.
Into a fridge with the temp set to 5 degress.
Monitored the fridge over the last 2 weeks, temp range 4 to 6.
Withheld food for 35 days
Tortoise size, 204mm
Weight, 1519 grams
About 9 years old
Went into...
hi all
i put my greek spur thigh into hibernation last night.
he is 188mm long, weighs 1200 grams. about 8 years old.
just over 4 weeks without food, and bathed him every 2 to 3 days.
he is going into a fridge at 6 degrees, and depending on his weight lose i was planning a 6 week...