Hello, all
Quick tortoise health question: over the past few days, Daphne (Russian tortoise) has suddenly adopted strange sleeping habits. Whereas she used to sleep in one of her hides, or burrow into her substrate to sleep, now she frequently just sort of plunks down and goes to sleep right out in the open - not under her basking lamp, or in any place that makes sense. Just sort of... wherever. Is this normal behavior? It's getting to be winter now in Chicago, so it's colder outside, but the temperature in her enclosure is pretty steady (100 or so in the hottest spot; 75 in the coolest). Is this just hibernation behavior, or should I be worried? Thanks for any and all input!
Quick tortoise health question: over the past few days, Daphne (Russian tortoise) has suddenly adopted strange sleeping habits. Whereas she used to sleep in one of her hides, or burrow into her substrate to sleep, now she frequently just sort of plunks down and goes to sleep right out in the open - not under her basking lamp, or in any place that makes sense. Just sort of... wherever. Is this normal behavior? It's getting to be winter now in Chicago, so it's colder outside, but the temperature in her enclosure is pretty steady (100 or so in the hottest spot; 75 in the coolest). Is this just hibernation behavior, or should I be worried? Thanks for any and all input!
