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Originally Posted by jamestaylor18
Depends how awake the tort is I guess? If it's very very awake, then it has probably released it's glucose store or "get up and go reserve" for spring. If it's still sleepy then I guess the fridge is an option.
Personally I wouldn't risk putting it back into hibernation. Especially not after a bath! People seriously need to research hibernation properly. The box method kills loads of torts over the yrs but people still use it! Why?
Mine are fridge hibernated at a stead 4c. Better safe than sorry I say!
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Interesting opinion, Tort's have been known to break hibernation in the wild return back down if a weather shift. Also a posted fatality a few years ago, was a few tort's in the same fridge. The OP mentioned everything was in order, estivation does have the risk's.
I'm a bit weird
with my methods as they are boxed in soil in a garage, but with a fridge standby, they go in if temp's are mild back to the box at a steady 5c'ish.