Hi,
We put our four adult Greeks (Ibera) into hibernation on 7th November we use a small fridge for hibernation (we're is Maine so uncontrolled hibernation is out) and keep them around 45^of. On the 24th we found that one of our female Greeks has awoken from hibernation and pushed the door open and escaped (taking a small fall in the process, but no harm done). The Fridge is working fine btw
When i lived in the UK this would occasionally happen if the weather was warm. If that was the case we simply re-hydrated them and them and put them back into hibernation after the cold snap finished. This was the plan with Blondie, but she had other ideas.
Today, the 26th, she produced a single egg (which was broken, but then there is virtually no substrate in the tortoise table she is being kept in).
She's now in a 55gallon tote with 4-6' of substrate just in case there are more eggs.
My question is what do I do next? I feel I should keep her out of hibernation now and keep a close eye on her for more eggs.
Looking forward to your help
thanks in advance
Ian
We put our four adult Greeks (Ibera) into hibernation on 7th November we use a small fridge for hibernation (we're is Maine so uncontrolled hibernation is out) and keep them around 45^of. On the 24th we found that one of our female Greeks has awoken from hibernation and pushed the door open and escaped (taking a small fall in the process, but no harm done). The Fridge is working fine btw
When i lived in the UK this would occasionally happen if the weather was warm. If that was the case we simply re-hydrated them and them and put them back into hibernation after the cold snap finished. This was the plan with Blondie, but she had other ideas.
Today, the 26th, she produced a single egg (which was broken, but then there is virtually no substrate in the tortoise table she is being kept in).
She's now in a 55gallon tote with 4-6' of substrate just in case there are more eggs.
My question is what do I do next? I feel I should keep her out of hibernation now and keep a close eye on her for more eggs.
Looking forward to your help
thanks in advance
Ian