Red foot hibernation

[jerry the tortoise]

Hi I have a question if you leave a red foots temperature at around 25 (we normally have it 22 on a night and 28 during the day) and turn off the light for a few days and leave plenty of food out will the tortoise be ok? Any advice will be appreciated thank you

 

[theelectraco]

Hi I have a question if you leave a red foots temperature at around 25 (we normally have it 22 on a night and 28 during the day) and turn off the light for a few days and leave plenty of food out will the tortoise be ok? Any advice will be appreciated thank you

Red foots do not hibernate. Also, your temps are too low. I keep mine at 84, 82 at the lowest for day. Night time usually around 82. Why is it that you need to leave him? Are you going out of town?

 

[jerry the tortoise]

My temperatures are degrees not Fahrenheit. Yes we are camping. The people at the pet shop said if we need to we could but I wasn't sure

 

[theelectraco]

I know yours are not Fahrenheit. I did the conversions and your temps are at 71 and 81 Fahrenheit which is too low.

 

[kathyth]

My Redfoot temps are also in the 80's. i would personally bump the temps up and then they will be fine.

 

[theelectraco]

Correction 82.4* which is okay but I prefer warmer but the night temps are def too low

 

[N2TORTS]

you should be at 28-30 *C.....

 

[jerry the tortoise]

That's what we were told I'll take your advice on board.

 

[FLINTUS]

I personally find 28 is a nice ambient temp day time, with a basking spot of 32/33. 22 is a bit low at night, should be about 24 IMO.

 

[Madkins007]

I've given up on trying to dictate temperatures- tortoises respond to a lot more than just air temps. The substrate temps, microclimates, humidity, etc. all play a role as well. Having said that, I would prefer to see a warmer set of temps overall but I also prefer that it be based more on actual behaviors than a randomly placed thermometer.

I am confused by the use of the word 'hibernation' in the title. If you mean 'how can I set my tortoises up to be on their own for a few days', you might have chosen some sort of title like 'vacation care'.