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I know someone who has kept 2 torts in their conservatory in winter for many many years, no UV bulbs or heating or anything like that and fed on cabbage etc and although much less active in winter, they don't 'hibernate' and neither do they die and they do eat even though everyone seems to believe that torts don't eat or digest food under 30c or whatever |
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My torts are left out in their house all winter,I programme the thermostat down to come on when it drops below 5c,therefore the temps fluctuate with the weather.
When it is cold the dig in and bury under the substrate,but when it is mild they come out on top of the substrate albight very lethargic. However at the beginning of March(usually 2nd), all seven wake up within a day or so of each other and are raring to go. Time to put the magnet on the electric meter |
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Slowing down at 35c is more like an estivation in a Tortoise to add to the dilemma . Hibernation word is commonly used and sorta understood. Brumate is what they do if the condition's are crap. The cooling of species like African's can be done for a while i believe, as some come across a weather winter change "the wild". Around 10c i think for a couple of month's in captivity, in an out building just sort of sat there. There is a risk to offer this temp.
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I don't quite understand, what you are getting at. How do you hibernate your tortoise at such a high temperature of 35c. Surely they would be active and eating? Keeping a tortoise under 10c is going to send it into hibernation not brumation. I have had some of mine hibernating soundly at 10-15c in a cold place. Brumation as I understand is completely different. The animal stays active and will appear to be active if disturbed. Examples are some lizards which brumate underground for the winter. They remain alert but not fast moving but the cold does not affect them completely as long as they are below the frost line. At what ever temperature your tortoise goes dormant and asleep is hibernation but it has to be below 15c, otherwise it will wake. No tortoise will be going about their business at 5c, they will not be able to move! |
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They are not sleeping all the time when kept at 5c. Lots of people have said their torts eyes are open and they are looking about |
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