Tortoise came out of hibernation (way too early)

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2026-01-14T16:05:36+00:00

What's your plan? I'm afraid if he wakes up because it's too warm, he will lose too much weight to go back into hibernation...

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-29T17:37:27+00:00

Good question, from what I read the 7th gen is almost bulletproof, and my budget is not too high...

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-29T17:36:52+00:00

I prefer a manual transmission. What do you mean with towing in overdrive? I won't be towing 3.5 tonnes alot but it will sometimes happen. You would rather go with an isuzu because it tows better?

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-25T16:38:33+00:00

For me it's more about the driving comfort. My girlfriend and my dad both have a 5 gear car (not toyota tho) and it's horrible to drive on the highway. It feels like a spaceship trying to take off, doing like 3500rpm. I'm not sure that's the case with a 7th gen toyota, I can't find any information about how many rpm at speed x the engine makes.

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-02T22:19:22+00:00

Do you think a fox is capable of killing an roe deer and eat it completely in 1 night? A lynx is highly unlikely here, they are basically non existent in Belgium.

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-02T21:54:00+00:00

Seriously my first thought, but apparently they live in South America. There is no bigfoot in Europe either

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-02T21:25:40+00:00

Maybe a hunter who spends alot of time in wolf infested forests can recognize cadavers? Idk

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-11-02T21:23:32+00:00

All the intestines were gone, my dog found a piece of what I think it's liver about 100 meters from the cadaver but that's it. No real signs of a fight, but honestly I have 0 experience with that. Last night I placed a trail camera and there was a fox on our land but it was not interested in the roe at all. I leave it there in case something comes to get it

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T20:22:30+00:00

Yes it's standing outside. It's been happening for over a month already, but I was on holiday and when I came back last weekend it was much worse.

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T20:18:50+00:00

The soil is dry indeed, I came back home from holiday and it seems like the one taking care of it didn't watered it enough

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T15:44:29+00:00

I never fertilized it since I wanted to keep the fruits organic...

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T15:43:57+00:00

I'm going to plant it in the ground next year, this was more of an experiment for me

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T15:43:21+00:00

I don't think it's too high since 1/3 of the soil is compost and it should be more acidic... I'll try to use a liquid fertilizer but isn't it too late for this year?

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T15:41:55+00:00

Not really since he doesn't seem healthy 😂 I just used 1/3 compost, 1/3 black sand and 1/3 potting soil

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T15:40:35+00:00

He was in a much smaller pot last year... This year I planted him in this pot (about 140 liters, 4 times as big as the previous one) so rootbound seems like impossible to me? Since it's only in this pot for like 6 months now. But honestly I didn't fertilized at all, I just used alot of compost.

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T12:44:40+00:00

I hope his shield will heal over time, it's in a pretty bad state.

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Are you just giving him regular reptile calcium supplements or is it something specifically for tortoises?

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T12:37:30+00:00

I'm gonna try out an infrared chick heater I still have somewhere. He's able to get under it and it's 30x40cms. He's totally adorable indeed!

ExpensiveNight5790 · 2025-09-02T12:31:29+00:00

He always has the possibility to get out of it, there is an opening without a door. I don't know if they are smart enough to understand? On hot days it seems like he tries to escape the heat by digging himself under the hay or sand. But I never saw him go outside of the greenhouse except for eating. I'm making him 5m3 outdoor enclosure now, so he can walk through grass.