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Old 18-10-2018, 04:48 PM   #18
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Natural hibernation is not a problem if done properly:0)
I have let my tortoises bury down in the GH soil for over 20yrs and they all pop up raring to go in the Spring.
I would not let my tortoises just bury down outside (although occasionally this has happened like last year) randomly. But under controlled conditions its brilliant. As they can choose when to go down and when to come up.
Indeed, my point was that controlled hibernation is the way forward. In a greenhouse the temps are inevitably higher and more easily controlled.
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