I had a russian tort come out of hibernation in my yard the other day and I know nothing about them. I would like to keep him but I need some answers.

My tort peed and I have heard that this can dehydrate them. I know that if a Mojave desert tort pees in the wild it will die. Is this the same with russian torts in captivity? I did research but could not find any answers about a tort passing liquid, just urates. My tort did pass urates with the fluid.

After my tort peed I soaked him in the bath tub, as this is what I read to do if dehydration occurs for any reason.

Also I read that they need water. As he had just come out of hibernation I gave him water but he has not drunk any of it. Is this normal? Please help.

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