Is My Tortoise Sick? Hibernation vs. Brumation
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2019
- Is My Tortoise Sick? Hibernation VS Brumation
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2:13 What is hibernation?
2:49 Mammals vs Reptile Hibernation/Brumation
4:10 Estivation
5:25 Whats going on with Blue?
6:03 Artificial hibernation in captivity
8:30 Last years brumation
8:48: Risks of Hiberntion of young tortoises
12:10 Sick vs Brumating Tortoise
18:00 Monitoring Tortoise During Brumation
Good on you for researching a lot on this topic because a lot of people give out a lot of misinformation but you don’t! Well done and great video
Tortoise Tarzan I’m glad you enjoyed!
Hey Lori!
Thanks for making this 'update' video. It makes wayyy more sense now. Glad Blue's alright.
Keep up the BRILLIANT work :3
You did a great job explaining everything in an easy to understand way and addressed many things I was wondering about. My little guy is just 4 months old, so I don’t think I’ll have to worry about this just yet. I took him to the vet a couple of weeks ago...not because he was sick, but more so to get a few questions answered and to start building a relationship with a good vet for when I really do need one. I spoke with her about hibernation and brumation but she said for now I won’t need to worry about it because he’s so young. She said just as you did that the main intention of a true hibernation is for breeding purposes, which is definitely not something I will be getting into. I was happy to hear this because true hibernation scares me. I’ve read in a few places about adjusting the timing of your lights as the seasons change, but my vet said to just keep it as it is year round. Right now I have the bulb (mercury vapour) going on at 6:00 am and turning off at 8:00 pm. Anyhow, thank you for all of the excellent information and tips. You did an incredible job and I love that you also included a snippet about how to tell if the tortoise is sick. I’ve saved this video incase I need to refer to it again the future.
Krista S thanks so much! Sounds like you have a GREAT VET! They def are correct on all counts. It’s a see topic and has many levels but it can be understood & im so glad you found this helpful!
@@LorisHartland Hi Lori,
I'm from Broward, FL, mostly hot and wet whether. I have a 3 month old baby Sulcata. During Thanksgiving break I drove to Tennessee, all the time I keep him inside his tank, warmed up and with water and food. However, he stopped eating, although he drinks. He just sleeps and opens his eyes when I wake him up. Could be stressed from the trip? He looks healthy as always. I need help please! 🙏
Omg I can’t believe in how knowledgeable you are about your pets, it is crazy!!! I know I have said this before...I think but it is just so amazing and just awesome and shows how much you care for your pets! I love you, thanks for the vid. Have a great day!!!
Wow! This video was so helpful thanks so much. There's so much conflicting information online and I really love how you make your opinion clear but still say what other people think. Really helpful thank you
great video as always 😊
Hey I just wanted to say thank you for this video. Our tortoise Lightning has been doing this lately and he just turned 3. Never done anything like this before aside from during winter. I've been going mad worrying that something might be wrong with him. Thank you again. Much appreciated video. 🎉
I love your channel!
Excellent video. I could not find the info you provided in my searches. Thank you!
Omg I found a new fav channel love your turtle
My leopard gecko brumated for 6 months last year -.- I spoke to many people and monitored her and she was perfectly fine just brunating forever
Definitely great video! Very informative for you to understand what is going on with your tortoise! I did have some questions in previous comment I hope Lori answers!!❤
Very informative! I JUST adopted a Russian Tortoise 3 days ago... I have general tortoise knowledge and assumed he was going into or already in some sort of hibernation but was somewhat concerned he could be sick because he hasn't eaten since we brought him home. I did soak him on the second day to make sure he's hydrated! This has made me feel much better. He doesn't show any other signs of sickness and from what his previous owner described it sounds like he may have already been in brumation before he came here. Thank you for all the great info!!
Thank you for such an informative video. I'm looking after my daughter's tortoise while she's away at university and I think from your video her tortoise is brumating.
Very helpful 👍🏾
Omg I just got into your channel so far it is so good
Aubrey Lacy I’m glad! Thanks!!!
Just found your channel while looking for a DIY tortoise table and now I have subbed and have six of your videos in my queue haha
I own a hermans tortoise. She is 1 and a few months . They really are amazing animals . Your vid are really helpfull . Kepp up the hard work 👍🐢
Such a informative video! Great job.
Thank you
I love your videos😊
Great video, I think you've covered most people needs to know on this topic very well. I'm a novice owner to a baby red footed tortoise & will probably always have questions to ask about everything. I usually learn more after a purchase of most things despite all the searching & reading on the related topics, I was at least able to tell my tortoise is female which surprisingly the salesman at the pet shop claims he couldn't. But I'm still not sure of her age since I forgot to ask & she at the time of purchase appeared slightly larger than others which is one reason I choose this one, I guess my tortoise is healthy because I see no sighs of discharge, breathing problems or slow responding. But my question is she slowed & now stopped feeding after the first few days & spends all of her time sleeping, I brought her in February & the weather from where I'm at is between 12-22 degrees celcius for this time. I kept a UVA+UVB mercury full spectrum lamp on for 15 hours a day & indoor temperatures is about 20 degrees celcius when light is off at the coldest, please tell me if she's in the latter 2 situations when most of the times her eyes are shut but can still wake up when being moved.
Really great informed Video
Thanks for the video. I always get concerned when my tortoise digs deep in the winter because I wonder how the heck they can breath.
They are really incredible animals. I have eastern Herman he is 1.5 years old now and we live in Houston. During snow storm like many people we lost power to. I try to cover him make him feel warm around his house . When he realizes there is no power and it was cold he cover him self and stay there until we got the power back which was 38 hours.
If they are in brumation are you meant to just carryon with daily feeding and soaking and everything or do you have to change what you do with them
Thanks for sharing 🥰
Great information!! TFS Lori ❣️🐿️💛🐇🍄🐢
So brumation, hibernation, and aestivation are the things that make me very hesitant about owning a tortoise; more hibernation than the other two. The idea of putting your tortoise in a refrigerator is just scary to me and I'm afraid I would hurt them. Anyway, so you take him out to soak, so it's okay to "wake" them up during brumation or aestivation to do that? Like waking them up won't mess with them or anything?
U did great 9n this video...
HELP: Today I added a layer of forest bark to the soil in which my tortoise stays. Then in a couple of minutes, the tortoise buried herself completly and it's nowhere to be seen in her tank. Should I be worried? What is going on? The tortoise is 1 year old.
Hi! Thank you for all of your informative videos. I’m having trouble with this issue. I’m caring for a wild, (injured), EBT. Her instincts are very strong and is trying to do so even though her lights and temps haven’t changed since summer. It was rec. that she not do it this winter due to her injury. She went over 4 weeks without eating so I ended up tube feeding her for fear of starvation, etc, I don’t mind decreasing her light hours and temps, but in the numerous articles I’ve read re. Brumation, the temp must be below 50*F or their metabolism is still working somewhat, and this can result in starvation. I’m so confused and panicked at this point. Can you touch on those subjects for me?! Thanks
My tortoise has his head out but won’t open his eyes
Do you not have a wooden wall tortoise-table for your tortoise? They don`t like glass wall habitats.
Hey Lori! I’m getting a baby tortoise soon could you tell me if I need to hibernate him/her this winter or not?
When should hibernating start and stop because I have a tortoise
hello i have a tortoise that my dad found in the middle of a very busy intersection (we were able to get it before it was run over any cars) anyways my dad decided to just keep it because there's no nearby safe area around us where a tortoise could roam free so we figured someone probably either "dropped" it or lost it (sorry for referring to the tortoise as it because we don't know it's gender) so since im in southern california and based off the photos i saw on google i have a guess that it could potentially be a desert tortoise, when we first found it we didn't really see any issues for months till recently this january 2021 and i still can't figure out if it's hibernating/brumating/or it's just sick so can you please help? (we would consult a vet but my parents can't afford to pay for the bills so im having to research what's wrong and hopefully it can be treated at home)
Hey! I have 2 tortoises so I know plenty that May help. To find out the gender of a tortoise look at its tail. If it’s tail is long then it is a make. If it’s short then it’s a female. Tortoises need a big enclosure. If it’s a baby then keep it in a smaller one for now but it’s probably a bigger one so I would recommend getting a big box (NOT CARDBOARD) from Walmart that’s not see through and go to petsmart and get something for substrate. I would recommend reptibark. Tortoise need a hide for them to hide in. They also need a shallow water bowl (only fill up to their chin.) mist their cage once a week and depending on the species I would recommend 1x a week. They will need a bath. Now If it’s a desert tortoise it’s not going to need a bath often so I would say 1x a month to 1x a week if u prefer. There diet is 80% veggies and salads and 20% fruits and flowers. They can eat many things depending on your type of tortoise. I would recommend sprinkling their food with calcium with D3 3x a week. Some veggies could be Romaine lettuce (NO ICE BURGE LETTUCE) and google some others! Sorry if I didn’t cover enough u can google any other things or just ask me any other questions. I’m only 12 so I’m sorry if I didn’t explain well. Hope this helps! Good luck! ☺️
Also if it’s sick pls
Contact your local EXOTIC vet
Our 4 yr old Horsefield has spent the last 8 weeks in his hide unless bought out for food & put beneath his uv - beneath which he’ll just bask for 30 minutes tops before returning to a super-introvert lifestyle...we’ve a Hermann the same age - separately but she and the two other older guys we have all go about daily stuff as expected for the late summer / autumn. Has anyone else had this ‘ 3rd state of hiding away ‘ which you say can be to escape constant high temperatures ? He has enough alternative un - UV lit space for respite if necessary but it’s’ straight back into hiding ‘ for this little chap. He will eat if plonked in front of food but has never been a big eater - compared to his 8yr old Spurthigh Auntie called Eric who’ll eat everything and more....If you’ve any thoughts that would be cool. Good Work & Regards from Wessex nr England 🐢🍄
I have a Hermann's and every year in fall or winter she gets super over active and will not eat. This can last up to 6 weeks then she just starts acting normal again. She's about 5 years old. Ever heard of that?
I guess it's normal since my one does that too. I've only had it for a few weeks and it is super active from 9am till 4pm and eats nothing then sleeps. It actually wakes up and sleeps on time with a schedule. I was worried since it's not eating anything but I guess it's normal since it's winter here where I live and it looks totally healthy. I've asked some pet shops and vets yet most were clueless. However seeing other people's comments here on RUclips made me feel less concerned. My tortoise is a Greek tortoise.
@@cheeseplease2832 I always offer food and water anyway. She stops pacing and settles down then will eat. Not sure about Greek tortoise, hopefully will be okay.
Thank you
Can you please do a video on estivation. I think my tortoise is going through it but I can’t seem to find much if any information on it
My russian tortoise looks healthy is brumating but only eats timothy hay. I am concerned about thick yellow poop when soaked I've read its normal but what's your thoughts.
When your tortoise is brumating do you just turn lights on everyday like normal?
And then only soak once a week?
So my box turtle is trying to hibernate. She will sleep until I wake her. She will drink if I soak her. She will be awake if I am loving on her. However for the past week she has eaten nothing. I’m offering her food every day. Is there anything I can do to get her eat? She will drink water as I said.
Got a question I have two herman tortoises they both have their indoor individual enclose but same both have the same substrate uva,uvb lighting all the same everything . every year when winter comes one of them totally shuts out everything and hides out in her cave shelter hide. Don't hardly ever see her come out .I still keep fresh food and water available for her if wanted.my question is should I try to keep her awake? Won't worry she is healthy comes out and eats and drinks when I don't see her💚🐢
My tortoise is a baby and babies sleep a lot. How can I tell if it’s going into brumation? It’s a Greek tortoise. Also he is only eating a little bit? Is this normal? Do tortoises go into brumation on their own?
Is it completely necessary? I heard that it is risky and not a worry for leopard tortoises (the one I’m getting)
I'm not sure about my tortoises age but she is 5 cm. She is very inactive. She does eat and she has no discharge in the nose or eyes. She is young but she always sleeps.. PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS BAD!
My Tortoises don't hibernate, they Lowbernate.
Sorry I'm not very good at understanding info but do they breathe during winter or summer???
I wish you had been more clear about the soaks. You kept alluding to it but never being clear. Wake them up and soak them?, Soak if they seem like they're up?
My Red Foot sleeps for 2 days straight then bath and eat. Could this cause pyramiding?
Quick question my tortoise is not moving and his eyes are like deep down and am a little sus pls respond
I just got one 2 days ago and hes small(shell size of maybe a fastfood cheeseburger)he hasnt ate in 2 days all he does is burrow under substrate n log all day but when i pick him up hes up n moving his legs n things but when i put him in tank he goes right back into his burrow..hope hes ok..also can wrong lighting and heat do this..going to get better heat and lighting tomorrow
Pleased to see someone who doesn't use a fridge. We've had our marginated toitoise (a fairly hardy breed) for 50 years and I would never put him I a fridge. It's just not a natural environment and I think the natural variations in temperature help them survive, as long as its never ever below 3-5C 38-41F. I don't think our toitoise has read the book on brumation, he will move around in his large closed box when he is supposed to be "hibernating", and often wants to get out in the middle of January if it's mild (>13C 55F peak daily temp for a few days), but won't eat, but probably drinks, then goes back into deep sleep for another month or so. I always worry that all the pictures of toitoises being put to hibernate in a fridge are of very young toitoises, as if these owners haven't managed an older one. P.S I've just gone to buy some scales.
I am in MI & torn on how to help my Russian tortoise, Littlefoot brumate naturally. The fridge thing doesn’t sit well with me.
Did you turn Blue's heat lights off when he was in winter brumation.
It is just now fall. Should he be brumating already? I mean winter is 3 months away
So do I have to not feed my tortoise
Is it bad to wake up my Russia tortoise to eat and do I need my lights on if he goes under ground
Do you mist blue’s enclosure during brumation ?
So he she not sick
My tortoise hasn’t been eating and very active but today he is not moving. His head isn’t hanging out even when I try to pull it out. He isn’t responding even when I pick him up, touch him, or soak him in water. The temperature isn’t cold enough for him to hibernate it’s above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Is he dead or hibernating?
I’m having this problem right now 😢
@@opinyuenated did you ever find out what was wrong with your tortoise?
I'm mad that we all gone through this and no one answered... I'm currently going through this exact thing 🖕🏾
Can someone help? so we recently just got a tortoise and as soon as we got it, we never saw it eat once. It slept basically 24/7, and it never moved around. We researched it and thought that maybe it was hibernating. Well about 2 weeks after we got it, we looked at it and it had this slimy white looking stuff coming out of the back of it. We had no idea what it was and about two days later it died. Does anyone know what was wrong with it?
So sad. Their pee is white/slimy like a paste. Did you all have the proper enclosure & UVA/UVB lights?
My tortoise eat and then sleep everyday dont know why
Calcium deficiency
How do I worm my tortoise
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What does hibernation look like?
Do Leopard tortoise do this ?
How do I worm my tortoise by Russian tortoise
Hibernation is good. Because it prevents your tortoise to grow to big too fast 🤔
Hi! How long should I leave my MALE, 10 YEAR OLD, HORSEFEILD Tortoise?
You talk to much!!