Hi! My Russian tortoise seems to have gone into hibernation. He stays in the same spot all the time, unless I move him. He will eat if I put some food right in front of him, and wake him up.
This has happened before. A vet looked him over and said he seemed healthy. He was also very active. I eventually decided that it was because the base temperature in my apartment had dropped a few degrees. While it still was in the low to mid 70s, this change seemed to be enough to trigger a reaction in him. This may or may not be right, but it was my conclusion.
Recently I decided that I only needed to have the uvb on a few hours a day, since he was only active a few hours a day, he wasn't using the light when he was buried, right? This, along with another mild temp drop and the changing season probably created this situation.
Please let me know if you think I am on the right track here. I have some stats from my habitat, and a picture below. A glaring issue is that it is too dry, I don't know if its the cause of this particular problem, but I am going to try to fix it right away.
Temp under heat lamp: 81-82
height above rock: 12"
time on: 7:30am to 8pm
Height of uvb tube: 20"
time on: 9am-7:30pm
Temp outside of heat lamp: 70
humidity: 7%
This has happened before. A vet looked him over and said he seemed healthy. He was also very active. I eventually decided that it was because the base temperature in my apartment had dropped a few degrees. While it still was in the low to mid 70s, this change seemed to be enough to trigger a reaction in him. This may or may not be right, but it was my conclusion.
Recently I decided that I only needed to have the uvb on a few hours a day, since he was only active a few hours a day, he wasn't using the light when he was buried, right? This, along with another mild temp drop and the changing season probably created this situation.
Please let me know if you think I am on the right track here. I have some stats from my habitat, and a picture below. A glaring issue is that it is too dry, I don't know if its the cause of this particular problem, but I am going to try to fix it right away.
Temp under heat lamp: 81-82
height above rock: 12"
time on: 7:30am to 8pm
Height of uvb tube: 20"
time on: 9am-7:30pm
Temp outside of heat lamp: 70
humidity: 7%