General Speaking, Land tortoises are easier to deal with than aquatic tortoises, as you do not have to worry about keeping them wet. It is important, however, to ensure that you have a way of keeping them warm. Most tortoises can withstand a few days at a lower temperature, except debilitated or young ones, I have 6 (six) heads of land tortoises, two 4.5 year-old Africa spurred tortoises, and two small leopards (2 year old), one small India star and one small Golden Greek (they both are 2 year old). As for keeping them at a certain temperature, I don’t worry about the small tortoises because I have been keeping a UV lamp in the tortoise’s house, it can keep a warm temperature effectively (about 28 to 32 degrees) in all time.
In weather terms, the HKO (Hong Kong Observatory) reported that a cool temperature has been having with Hong Kong during this week; tonight the minimum temperature dropped to 14 degrees, and tomorrow will rise to 15. Honsetly, I have not prepared well the warm measure for my Big Tortoises, because I have not been preparing it for them since they grew to “Big Hamburger”.
For keeping them warm well, I put a heat bag on its carapace, adding very hot water in the bag is not a big problem so long as the temperature does not go overboard, and inserted a towel in between its carapace and heat bag. The function of the towel can isolate a little bit of temperature when it is high.
In weather terms, the HKO (Hong Kong Observatory) reported that a cool temperature has been having with Hong Kong during this week; tonight the minimum temperature dropped to 14 degrees, and tomorrow will rise to 15. Honsetly, I have not prepared well the warm measure for my Big Tortoises, because I have not been preparing it for them since they grew to “Big Hamburger”.
For keeping them warm well, I put a heat bag on its carapace, adding very hot water in the bag is not a big problem so long as the temperature does not go overboard, and inserted a towel in between its carapace and heat bag. The function of the towel can isolate a little bit of temperature when it is high.
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The picture showing below is a good evidence to show you of the method that can work very well, it is better to put heat bag for keeping it warm than to cover a Big Towel on it, because all tortoises are ectothermic species (Cold-Blooded), they are unable to generate warm from their own bodies.
The picture showing below is a good evidence to show you of the method that can work very well, it is better to put heat bag for keeping it warm than to cover a Big Towel on it, because all tortoises are ectothermic species (Cold-Blooded), they are unable to generate warm from their own bodies.
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Good Luck!
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Ken Ngan
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