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Originally Posted by CherryBrandy
yes and yes , they bury down further if colder and come up a little when 'warmer'. There was a programme that showed Tortoises move up and down in the earth dependent on the temperature (drops), at 8 degrees they will go down and hibernate, maintain around 5 for safe hibernation if can CB
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Horsfields can stand much lower temps than most when it comes to hibernation.
But not for a long time, hence lowering temps for a short time to allow the tortoise to settle a week should be fine at a lower temp. Of course monitoring all the time.