[Suze65]

I think which ever you choose do to, hibernate or over winter, you must have the right facilities to do it successfully. And do your research well, both need to be done carefully and correctly to be successful. I have always hibernated my torts, because I got my old ones in the 70s and that's what you did,and my young ones and babies are gradually all going into hibernation. The only one I don't hibernate now is my very old male Herman, as far as I am aware he is at least 90, he could be more, and quite doddery now, the last couple of hibernations he did, he struggled to come out of it, I think if he was in the wild, he probably wouldn't still be alive. Since I started to overwinter him , he has been a bit more perky. So every year with him now is a bonus.