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Hi,
I have a 5 year old Horsefield tortoise who I adopted when he was about a year old. He started winding down for hibernation of his own accord when the weather turned last year. We took him for a vet check beforehand and all was good, he just asked us to only hibernate him for 3 weeks because of his age. We starved him beforehand and he slept quite happily in his tortoise table, but then when we put him in his box in a cold place (we have a thermometer and it was showing a steady 7°c) he was restless and scratching to get out. So we put him back in his tortoise table and kept the room cold, and he slept there for 3 weeks. Now this year it's the same scenario again. He's just ready to start hibernating (this time the vet has recommended around 5 weeks) and as soon as we put him in an enclosed box he gets really stressed and spends all his time trying to get out. Has anybody else had this issue where their tortoise simply doesn't want to sleep in a box?!
I have a 5 year old Horsefield tortoise who I adopted when he was about a year old. He started winding down for hibernation of his own accord when the weather turned last year. We took him for a vet check beforehand and all was good, he just asked us to only hibernate him for 3 weeks because of his age. We starved him beforehand and he slept quite happily in his tortoise table, but then when we put him in his box in a cold place (we have a thermometer and it was showing a steady 7°c) he was restless and scratching to get out. So we put him back in his tortoise table and kept the room cold, and he slept there for 3 weeks. Now this year it's the same scenario again. He's just ready to start hibernating (this time the vet has recommended around 5 weeks) and as soon as we put him in an enclosed box he gets really stressed and spends all his time trying to get out. Has anybody else had this issue where their tortoise simply doesn't want to sleep in a box?!