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Geddon · 29-11-2014, 04:48 PM

Hi everyone,

Our little Thor (Horsfield tortoise, 7 years old) got hibernated this year for the first time. (At least, I assume it's the first time. We got him two years ago from the RSPCA.) We noticed yesterday that, whilst hibernating in his fridge, he was very active. (His temp in the fridge had gone up to 9C.) Wanting to weigh him anyway, we took him out and noticed he's lost 20g of weight. I called the vet practice who didn't have a reptile vet on, but spoke to another practice who said we needed to take him out of hibernation. We did so at 3pm... placing him in a warm room to slowly bring up his temp, then put him under his heat lamp... and now he's doing weird things!

Thor's eyes are bulging (he mainly keeps them closed) and he yawns a lot. Now to me these are warning signs, but I'm not 100% sure, and the vet practice is being useless. I love this little guy and I don't want him to die! Can anyone suggest anything please?

(We tried putting him in the bath, but he fell asleep.)

Thank you,

Emma x

29-11-2014, 04:48 PM	#1
Geddon Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 8	Please help!!! (Out of hibernation...) Hi everyone, Our little Thor (Horsfield tortoise, 7 years old) got hibernated this year for the first time. (At least, I assume it's the first time. We got him two years ago from the RSPCA.) We noticed yesterday that, whilst hibernating in his fridge, he was very active. (His temp in the fridge had gone up to 9C.) Wanting to weigh him anyway, we took him out and noticed he's lost 20g of weight. I called the vet practice who didn't have a reptile vet on, but spoke to another practice who said we needed to take him out of hibernation. We did so at 3pm... placing him in a warm room to slowly bring up his temp, then put him under his heat lamp... and now he's doing weird things! Thor's eyes are bulging (he mainly keeps them closed) and he yawns a lot. Now to me these are warning signs, but I'm not 100% sure, and the vet practice is being useless. I love this little guy and I don't want him to die! Can anyone suggest anything please? (We tried putting him in the bath, but he fell asleep.) Thank you, Emma x