hello! I am hibernating my Hermanns tortoise Syd for the first time this year and am going for the fridge method as most places online seemed to suggest it was the best and safest way to do it. I went through the wind down period and stopped feeding her and gave her regular baths, i weighed her and she was the right weight, and I even had the fridge on for a week to make sure it held consistently around 5 degrees.
She has been in the fridge now for a week but she still hasnt fallen asleep, I have been checking on her every day and she has definitely slowed down a lot and has stuck to one corner of her box, and she has her eyes closed but whenever i check on her she will lift her head towards me still, even with her eyes closed. Is this normal somehow or is there a chance she could be sick? her eyes don't seem swollen and theres nothing around them, she has them closed as if she is trying to sleep. Should i wait longer to see if she takes to it or shall I take her out and try again next year?
She has been in the fridge now for a week but she still hasnt fallen asleep, I have been checking on her every day and she has definitely slowed down a lot and has stuck to one corner of her box, and she has her eyes closed but whenever i check on her she will lift her head towards me still, even with her eyes closed. Is this normal somehow or is there a chance she could be sick? her eyes don't seem swollen and theres nothing around them, she has them closed as if she is trying to sleep. Should i wait longer to see if she takes to it or shall I take her out and try again next year?
