Nathan Wadsworth
New Member
I have a concern about my 1 year old(he turns two in May) Horsefield tortoise. It is winter and I am keeping him in his terrarium, but instead of being active, he sleeps all day except for when I bring him out to exercise, or when I soak him weekly.
He eats fairly well and defacates often, but sometimes he goes three days without eating. And I’m confused as to whether I should consider hibernating him.
I bought a book at my local pet shop and it says I can hibernate him at any age, but the shop employee at the pet shop I bought him from said that he cannot hibernate until he is ten years old.
What do I do?
P.s I say my tortoise is a ‘he’ but My local vet nor the shop I got ‘him’ from can identify his gender until he is older.
He eats fairly well and defacates often, but sometimes he goes three days without eating. And I’m confused as to whether I should consider hibernating him.
I bought a book at my local pet shop and it says I can hibernate him at any age, but the shop employee at the pet shop I bought him from said that he cannot hibernate until he is ten years old.
What do I do?
P.s I say my tortoise is a ‘he’ but My local vet nor the shop I got ‘him’ from can identify his gender until he is older.