Harvey_Halfshell
New Member
Hi all,
I'm really annoyed by the lack of information on a google search about what to do when your tortoise burrows in their enclosure and there is a risk of night rain. My instinct is to dig him up or risk him drowning but tortoiseowner.com says "Do not try to prevent a healthy tortoise from brumating if it’s something his species is supposed to do. And never dig up a brumating tortoise." Yet another example of pious virtue-signalling with little or no information. What I need to know is why? and what are the alternatives seeing as I don't have a tortoise house and will Harvey drown from me not interrupting his brumation!??
I'm really annoyed by the lack of information on a google search about what to do when your tortoise burrows in their enclosure and there is a risk of night rain. My instinct is to dig him up or risk him drowning but tortoiseowner.com says "Do not try to prevent a healthy tortoise from brumating if it’s something his species is supposed to do. And never dig up a brumating tortoise." Yet another example of pious virtue-signalling with little or no information. What I need to know is why? and what are the alternatives seeing as I don't have a tortoise house and will Harvey drown from me not interrupting his brumation!??