Hibernating help

[Humprey85]

My Russian tortise was set up to hibernate in the fridge on Saturday he is still scratching around in there it's a 5 degrees is this normal.
I know it was late hibernation but he was still so active and never been hibernated before and he's 8 we only got him this year.

We have put tortise subtrate in the bottom of the container but only a inch.
He is only small
Any help appreciated

 

[Tom]

My Russian tortise was set up to hibernate in the fridge on Saturday he is still scratching around in there it's a 5 degrees is this normal.
I know it was late hibernation but he was still so active and never been hibernated before and he's 8 we only got him this year.

We have put tortise subtrate in the bottom of the container but only a inch.
He is only small
Any help appreciated

Start here, and then questions are welcome:

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...

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