Noah101
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Do I need to make a burrow for my Russian adult Russian tortoise if I’m not planning on hibernating my tortoise ( I know the word isn’t hibernating but I forgot what the word was)
Brumation is the word you are looking for.Do I need to make a burrow for my Russian adult Russian tortoise if I’m not planning on hibernating my tortoise ( I know the word isn’t hibernating but I forgot what the word was)
It’s an indoor enclosure I forgot to say that if that changes anythingBrumation is the word you are looking for.
A burrow would be good for the tortoise to escape the mid day summer heat. A burrow would not be used for brumation.
What are your daily highs right now? How much shade does the enclosure get? Have you checked the temperature in the hide areas with a thermometer to make sure they are staying cool enough on hot summer days?
Also dose the burrow need to be humid if so how humidBrumation is the word you are looking for.
A burrow would be good for the tortoise to escape the mid day summer heat. A burrow would not be used for brumation.
What are your daily highs right now? How much shade does the enclosure get? Have you checked the temperature in the hide areas with a thermometer to make sure they are staying cool enough on hot summer days?
No need for a burrow in an indoor enclosure, but it is still kind of fun to do if you can make it work.It’s an indoor enclosure I forgot to say that if that changes anything
Okay thank you this is so helpful!!No need for a burrow in an indoor enclosure, but it is still kind of fun to do if you can make it work.
Doesn't matter if it is humid or not for an adult Russian. I would make it lightly damp to avoid dust. Not wet. Just damp.
Thank you I will definitely read thisI made this thread recently if you fancy giving it a look over, might come in handy to keep referring to
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...tortoiseforum.org