Is Anyone In The UK Giving Their Tortoises's Extra Soaking In The Heatwave?
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Hi there from ridiculously hot AZ, where the high yesterday was 115F (44C). For what it’s worth, I soak Leo daily on Friday through Sunday, which are my days off. He lives outside this time of year, but with the temps getting so high I’ve been driving home from work mid-morning to retrieve him from his deeply shaded spot underneath a citrus tree, and if I’m successful (he has another spot that I cannot access) I will soak him those days, too. I figure it can’t hurt, and it does keep him pretty well hydrated. I have been soaking him daily, if possible, since February. Before that, I soaked him every other day. Hope this helps!
A misting system or sprinklers would help you out a lot.
Absolutely it's a good idea.
When its extra hot where I am I run sprinklers to help cool their area and it bumps up the humidity
During our streaks of 90f days I routinely give our Sully a nice 2 gallon shower. It’s already hot & humid, but I’m sure extra “soaking” helps keep them well hydrated. 🥵😡💦🐢
Yes, I agree. I do have a sprinkler going during the hottest times if the day, but our yard is rather large and his preferred shelters are in different areas. I do have our irrigation timed to water the trees daily, in hopes that he’ll be able to sufficiently moderate his temp by going under the tree that provides very deep shade and humidity. His other favorite hide is underneath a rosemary bush; that’s the one that receives the sprinkler “rain.” So far, so good… but the high temps still concern me enough that I leave work to bring him inside when it’s forecast to be 106+.
Yep! Me! I'm soaking my sulcata regularly and I put the sprinkler on in the garden for him. I am feeding him romaine to help with hydration.
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He’s gorgeous!
Wow!
In the afternoon I put Jacky and then Daisy in a tray full of water and they both drank especially Daisy.
MaNaAk
Definitely a good thing! Hang in there, I read you should have some relief by Tuesday evening. 🥵
You have remember that in two months time we'll be getting some winter clothes out.
MaNaAk
Rodney looks really great !
Angie
I soak Lola every other day, but I also leave a large plant saucer filled with fresh water daily in his outdoor patch for drinking and he can get in and self soak if he wants to. I have a plant water spray bottle that I sometimes spritz him with
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That sounds lovely! We’ll still have high temps of 100F by this time in September in my neck of the woods.
We are just not used to it! Extra soaks, fresh water, spritz all good things and above all if it goes out provide shade and indoors provide ventilation! Speedy is soaking now and just going out to the garden with a garden umbrella for shade over his enclosure!
Jacky and Daisy are basking but later I shall put them in a more shaded area and see if Daisy starts digging a bed for herself like yesterday.
MaNaAk
