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justmeandmytortoise 02-01-2011 11:40 PM

What tortoises do not hibernate?
 
I have someone writing to me, who says on the advice of a well known UK based Group that they should hibernate their Moroccan tortoises.

This brings me to ask what tortoises should not / do not hibernate?

Many thanks :-)

Beverley 02-01-2011 11:49 PM

Species, where the climate remains constant all year, perhaps there is a wet and dry season but the temperature remains much the same all year, in climates such as these the tortoises would not hibernate.
Tortoises, such as redfoots, yellowfoots, leopard, Indian star, to name a few, their are loads more.

TortBabe 03-01-2011 12:31 AM

Tunisian Spur Thighs don't hibernate, the tortoise trust warns against hibernating :)

egyptiandan64 03-01-2011 12:41 AM

I personally wouldn't hibernate any North African spur-thigh. They don't get all that cold in the winter and if it does, it's only for a short period of time. They don't need to hibernate to breed and lay eggs.
It would be quite a list of tortoises that don't hibernate. :)

Danny

justmeandmytortoise 03-01-2011 10:20 AM

Perhaps this is something we need to cover at a meeting as it appears many people off Forums etc believe all tortoises can hibernate :sad:

Alan1 03-01-2011 04:29 PM

my hermanns don't :)

it could be said that no tortoise would hibernate if temperatures didn't drop low enough for them to do so

16 shells 03-01-2011 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justmeandmytortoise (Post 433830)
Perhaps this is something we need to cover at a meeting as it appears many people off Forums etc believe all tortoises can hibernate :sad:

If it is not a true Hibernation then is it not called an Estivation that Tortoises can go through if too Hot or cold. If so then all Tortoises Estivate for periods of months.

yuna1971 04-01-2011 09:52 PM

I still dont get that word...Estivation. Al tried to explain to me...or you did Paul, but I still dont get it. When does it occur, why.....?

Alan1 04-01-2011 10:05 PM

and then there is that brumation thing.. what's it all about :)

yuna1971 04-01-2011 10:10 PM

Yeah...now whats that about...


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