Soaking tortoise

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I've read soaking your tortoise is good for it, it hydrates them and what not. How many times a week should you do this?
 

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For a baby more often.
for my adults, they bathe once a week for about 30 minutes.
I think some bathe every day or two. Nice warm water not over the top of the shell (and not too hot)
 

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For very young animals and those that are sick or refusing to eat, I would recommend doing it daily. Mature animals need it less frequently.

I see Joe drinking more than once a day at this time of year, so I am not soaking him at all. I soak him twice daily when he first comes out of hibernation.
 

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Little babies are soaked daily, I believe, older torts a couple of times a week.
My Tidgy is about five years old and gets two a week, which she really enjoys, she also sits and soaks in her water dish sometimes.
 

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I've read soaking your tortoise is good for it, it hydrates them and what not. How many times a week should you do this?

This depends on many factors. Species, age, size, climate, current weather, diet, etc...
 

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I soak my adult russian (she is between 10-20 years I think, really don't know) once to twice a week. She does not enjoy it at all but its good for her skin. We get crazy humidity here in the summer though (we had above 80% yesterday). Somewhere drier you might want to do it more often
 
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