When and how are you hibernating your torts?

[sandy]

Thats fine, it will be a reminder to others in the same boat<g>.

[EJ]

For those that I am hibernating I use a natural where I provide a substrate where they can bed down. For those that I'm not hibernating I'm just maintaining a healthy environment.

I will always believe that hibernation is not a necessity and have yet to be proven wrong. It's totally up to you if you would like to submit your tortoise to suboptimal conditions.

Originally Posted by Bride2b

Hi

Just wondered when everyone was going to start to hibernate their torts and how are you going to hibernate them are you going to use the box method, fridge method or let them dig down in a protected area?

[piglet]

Ed you state for those you are Hibernating , but also state its not a necessity so why are you hibernating ?

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[EJ]

The species I maintain outdoors I let hibernate. Those indoors I don't hibernate. Those that are outdoors are following a natural cycle and those indoors are following a natural cycle for the conditions provided.

Again... occurs in the wild.

Originally Posted by piglet

Ed you state for those you are Hibernating , but also state its not a necessity so why are you hibernating ?

D

[piglet]

OK I see what you mean , its graet to hear that you allow some to do what comes natural.

D

[EJ]

I'm sure you caught the point that that while some do hibernate naturally some of the same species do not.

Again it is not a necessity and it really is not natural in captivity. It is something they are force into.

Originally Posted by piglet

OK I see what you mean , its graet to hear that you allow some to do what comes natural.

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