tode - ha ha ha ha...
No no no TMG, I have not fallen for him but I am responsible for him
and he's scaring the life out me because I have no idea what he should be doing. If only she'd left me a hamster or something, I'd know where I was with that.
No Rubellite - MIL said to put him outside if it was warm enough and sunny, keep him indoors if not. Feed him mixed veg, greens, bit of salad, odd bit of fruit. And that he doesn't hibernate but may nod off for a few days at a time and then wake up. That was it. The scary thing is that what MIL suggests seems to go against everything the serious tortoise websites suggest. Like she says he loves peas and green beans, tortoise websites say no peas and green beans. She says he doesn't hibernate, just mooches around the house, TWs say he should hibernate or, if not, kept under a heat lamp but he's never seen a heat lamp in his life!
I've just checked on him and he's asleep. At least, I hope he is! Just kidding - I gave him a poke and he stuck his head out and glared at me.
He can't go to sleep as he surely hasn't eaten enough and, having got the kitchen scales and a ruler out yesterday (the Jackson ratio method!), he is underweight for his size and wouldn't survive hibernation (allegedly).
(sigh)
It's no good, I am going to have to call the MIL...