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Old 09-09-2016, 10:43 AM   #5
sandy
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Originally Posted by CherryBrandy View Post
welcome ! Sandy has posted run down on a recent post. They usually tell you when its time as they stop eating. (if outside). Some of mine have been known to go down in Sept and not get up til February maybe March. They are very individual. I hibernate mine in the greenhouse. they burrow down and that's it. I don't disturb til they know the don't disturb sign down but I do check on them. Rule of thumb for me (if your tortoises is right size , weight and healthy) is first week in November they are put away if they haven't already done so. (but check as is weather dependent also and whether they've purged). You may find that though your shed/garage is warmish, packed away they wont ever warm up enough to wake up until spring. Temps inside a box are lower than outside. CB
Last year was not exactly a normal year for hibernation was it:0)
Most tortoises were ready in September for hibernation, this year I think its not going to be until late October or early November here in the SE. As temps are a lot lot higher now than they were last year.
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