desertTortErica
New Member
hello,
ok I am in so need of some help we adopted a desert tortoise in late november and when we piked him up the guy said he was still active sine it was still so unusually warm (I'm in southern Califorina) and he also said that he would find a place he liked to burrow So I don't know if I am being a new over paranoid mama but this guy is 45 years old so I'm sure he knows what to do but we offered him food and water since he still seemed active and he seemed not interested and the place he kept going to was under my kids playhouse in a corner (but its not protected all open) that gets no sunlight. So I wasn't sure if he was in hibernation mode and when they pulled him out of his burrow (I'm assuming sine he was covered in dirt) so that is why he didn't want to eat we also built him a shelter/house but not sure if its right we looked online and watched videos and read what to do but he comes out every so often seems like to just get some sun? or is he hungry? (I have offered him food and water doesn't touch either one? so I'm not sure if his shelter is too cold? he hasn't seemed to burrow down into it at all, or am I wrong in using dirt? does he not like that? I'm so lost and I just want to make sure he is ok and happy. I'm just confused why he keeps coming out if he is suppose to be in hibernation mode? i will post pics tomorrow ANY HELP will be MUCH appreciated. I have read a ton of infoand feel even more confused than ever but noting better than getting it from real tortoise owners. I just want to do right by Tony (our tortoise)
ok I am in so need of some help we adopted a desert tortoise in late november and when we piked him up the guy said he was still active sine it was still so unusually warm (I'm in southern Califorina) and he also said that he would find a place he liked to burrow So I don't know if I am being a new over paranoid mama but this guy is 45 years old so I'm sure he knows what to do but we offered him food and water since he still seemed active and he seemed not interested and the place he kept going to was under my kids playhouse in a corner (but its not protected all open) that gets no sunlight. So I wasn't sure if he was in hibernation mode and when they pulled him out of his burrow (I'm assuming sine he was covered in dirt) so that is why he didn't want to eat we also built him a shelter/house but not sure if its right we looked online and watched videos and read what to do but he comes out every so often seems like to just get some sun? or is he hungry? (I have offered him food and water doesn't touch either one? so I'm not sure if his shelter is too cold? he hasn't seemed to burrow down into it at all, or am I wrong in using dirt? does he not like that? I'm so lost and I just want to make sure he is ok and happy. I'm just confused why he keeps coming out if he is suppose to be in hibernation mode? i will post pics tomorrow ANY HELP will be MUCH appreciated. I have read a ton of infoand feel even more confused than ever but noting better than getting it from real tortoise owners. I just want to do right by Tony (our tortoise)