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Originally Posted by and1ek
Please could you advise my tortoise has woken yesterday after being asleep for 3 weeks he has not lost any weight. I have bathed him and he is fine and healthy. Is it safe to put him back in his box for hibernation. This weather is a nightmare he is in the garage where it is normally stable temps but this weather is so mild.
I have never had this problem in all the years I have owned tortoises and I'm so nervous his year with temps.
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I would certainly suggest you put him back. Why don't you either put him in the fridge to cool down, or pack the box round with frozen bottles of water. Obviously you have had tortoises for a long time, so go with your instincts. Your others may start to wake as it has got so mild now, so be ready with some ideas. It is all about not using too much fat reserve. Lizards wake in the winter and will make use of some weak sun, so don't worry.