Hibernation

[Kaheidinger]

Hi I put my tortoise into the fridge for hibernation on Tuesday. I have been checking her and I found she is still awake and she peed. I gave her water to rehydrate her. I think I can put her back in in a day or so because she never went fully into hibernation. But Im nervous. She is about 10 and I have successfully hibernated her 2 times before. I am just scared and need reassurance. Please help.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Hello!

I can't advise on brumation as I have a non-brumating specie. However you can give more details on your case for the more experienced members here:
1. What tortoise specie do you have?
2. What are the temperatures in the fridge?
3. How did you prepare for brumation, has she shown signs of slowing down and going to brumate?

Just in case, if you haven't seen this thread before, there is comprehensive information on brumation:

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...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Kaheidinger]

Hello!

I can't advise on brumation as I have a non-brumating specie. However you can give more details on your case for the more experienced members here:
1. What tortoise specie do you have?
2. What are the temperatures in the fridge?
3. How did you prepare for brumation, has she shown signs of slowing down and going to brumate?

Just in case, if you haven't seen this thread before, there is comprehensive information on brumation:

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...

tortoiseforum.org

S

Hello!

I can't advise on brumation as I have a non-brumating specie. However you can give more details on your case for the more experienced members here:
1. What tortoise specie do you have?
2. What are the temperatures in the fridge?
3. How did you prepare for brumation, has she shown signs of slowing down and going to brumate?

Just in case, if you haven't seen this thread before, there is comprehensive information on brumation:

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...

tortoiseforum.org

She is a Hermans tortoise. And she was slowed down.

 

[Tom]

Hi I put my tortoise into the fridge for hibernation on Tuesday. I have been checking her and I found she is still awake and she peed. I gave her water to rehydrate her. I think I can put her back in in a day or so because she never went fully into hibernation. But Im nervous. She is about 10 and I have successfully hibernated her 2 times before. I am just scared and need reassurance. Please help.

Read the thread to make sure you haven't overlooked anything.

What is the temp inside the fridge?

I would not be concerned about the tortoise peeing or moving about a bit, as long as the lead-in to brumation was done correctly and the temperature is correct for the species.