04-08-2011, 10:44 PM | #81 |
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So we just give them a warm shed plenty of Redigrass and leave them to it. Judy
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Wrong... in south Africa they do experience a dormant period.
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Sulcatas don't live in south africa.
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It's not to give me a break but to keep them alive through the winter because I don't have the facilities currently.
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Good question. This is all about leopard tortoises though.
See the "best time to visit" section http://www.southafrica.net/sat/conte...8073&sn=Detail Or from reptilechannel.com "In southern Africa, leopard tortoises occupy a tremendous variety of habitats, ranging from moist and humid jungle conditions near the South Africa-Mozambique border, to endless stretches of hot and barren lands in the Kalahari and Namib deserts, plus montane regions up to nearly 4,000 feet in Mountain Zebra National Park. During summer, pardalis must often endure very high daytime temperatures, with powerful thunder and lightning hailstorms thrown in. This is followed by winter months that plummet the mercury well below freezing. In a few regions, snowfall is not out of the question." Or tellingly... http://www.hljournals.org/doi/abs/10...urnalCode=herp |
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I think dormant is probably a better description than hibernating when it comes to SA Leopard tortoises.
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very nice reference.
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I apologise Ed. I think you must have alluded to convenience and I assumed it was to give yourself a break.
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