Self-hibernation tortoise still not down

Shehani · 16-11-2016, 10:24 AM

Our tortoise moved in with us this year - she was my husband's childhood tortoise in the 1980's but for the last 15 years has been with friends. She has always self hibernated, apparently digging herself a hole in the garden. For the last 6 weeks or so she has been in one spot in a bit of a hole but with her shell still visible. I'm worried that perhaps the ground is too hard, or maybe she doesn't have enough energy to keep digging. Or is it just not cold enough? She is not really moving at all and of course we stopped feeding her a while back. Any advice?

16-11-2016, 10:24 AM	#1
Shehani Junior Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 1	Self-hibernation tortoise still not down Our tortoise moved in with us this year - she was my husband's childhood tortoise in the 1980's but for the last 15 years has been with friends. She has always self hibernated, apparently digging herself a hole in the garden. For the last 6 weeks or so she has been in one spot in a bit of a hole but with her shell still visible. I'm worried that perhaps the ground is too hard, or maybe she doesn't have enough energy to keep digging. Or is it just not cold enough? She is not really moving at all and of course we stopped feeding her a while back. Any advice?

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