Hello all! I am a newbie and also a newbie tortoise owner. I have recently rescued a 6" male Russian and I don't know what to do as far as hibernation goes! I have read caresheet after caresheet and am still a bit confused!
His appetite has slowed a LOT (as in...when I attempt to feed him, he doesn't eat.) and I am quite worried! There are small bowel movements, thankfully, and he is having a warm soak each week and is allowed some "roam around time" in my bedroom, which I have made tortoise safe. He is spending a LOT of time sleeping underneath my bed, but is a bit active in the morning and afternoon. I am located in Northern California, so it is just beginning to get cold and rain, so I am preparing to bring him into an indoor enclosure VERY soon. I just have to run out to Walmart and purchase the items needed for a Rubbermaid enclosure.
Can anyone guide me through this not eating/not hibernating process and calm a new mother down?
His appetite has slowed a LOT (as in...when I attempt to feed him, he doesn't eat.) and I am quite worried! There are small bowel movements, thankfully, and he is having a warm soak each week and is allowed some "roam around time" in my bedroom, which I have made tortoise safe. He is spending a LOT of time sleeping underneath my bed, but is a bit active in the morning and afternoon. I am located in Northern California, so it is just beginning to get cold and rain, so I am preparing to bring him into an indoor enclosure VERY soon. I just have to run out to Walmart and purchase the items needed for a Rubbermaid enclosure.
Can anyone guide me through this not eating/not hibernating process and calm a new mother down?