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Originally Posted by JerryMaffz
Have to agree with Jonathan on this.
My Hermann hibernates for 10 weeks which is around average for the wild.
A tortoise will stay in a state of hibernation as long as temps dictate...and temps in UK are much colder than the Med, where they have evolved to live. Natural hibernation in UK is a lottery in my opinion.
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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.