Hi Julia, I have an Ibera still down in the greenhouse, she has done approx 16 weeks and if she's not up by the end of the weekend i'm getting her up. I too would like her to wake up naturally, I like her to be in control but I feel that even 16 weeks is too long really. Another Ibera surfaced this week so it is getting warmer thank goodness.
When they're hibernating their immune system drops so the the longer they are down the less they are able to fight anything off. Some people would say that 12 weeks should be a maximum amount.
Torts that have long hibernations are also reported to be more prone to post hibernation anorexia.
Is there any way you could provide him with a bigger space indoors?
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