Brumation 1st time??

[Hollymacd63]

So Roswell has been living his best life in the Southwest US now for 6 months. He was my nieces pet before I took him a year ago and I am guessing around ten years old. He has been a primarily indoor pet for most of his life. He spent alot of time this last six months outside, but coming inside at night. Now it's too cold so he has been primarily inside again. He seems healthy and wakes up daily to move around his enclosure but then just finds a new place to bury himself and sleep. He has had fresh food in his dish daily but not touched it this week. He seems normal and active if I wake him up and pick him up but then goes back to sleep when left alone.

His temps are the same and his light bulbs were replaced two months ago. So when do I worry? Is he just giving brumation a go? should I turn off his light/UV/and heating element? The house is kept at a balmy 70 degrees for him....

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Do you want to brumate him?

Give this thread a read:

Tom's Brumation Thread

Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Hollymacd63]

Do you want to brumate him?

Give this thread a read:

Tom's Brumation Thread

Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...

tortoiseforum.org

Not really as I am ill prepared, He never has before and nothing has changed with the indoor enclosure he has always been in. So I guess I am just wondering why this year he seems so intent on it....

I appreciate the thread I will read through all this information and warm and brighten him up!

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Not really as I am ill prepared, He never has before and nothing has changed with the indoor enclosure he has always been in. So I guess I am just wondering why this year he seems so intent on it....

I appreciate the thread I will read through all this information and warm and brighten him up!

If there is an answer to your question, @Tom might have it. I understand you moved recently?

 

[Hollymacd63]

If there is an answer to your question, @Tom might have it. I understand you moved recently?

Yes I moved across the country. Roswell and I went on an epic cross-country drive from NH to AZ. I thought he'd be freaked out by it but he took it in stride.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Yes I moved across the country. Roswell and I went on an epic cross-country drive from NH to AZ. I thought he'd be freaked out by it but he took it in stride.

Maybe there is something about the new place making him more aware of the seasons? Maybe the light coming to his indoor enclosure is different? It could be something small or a combination of things