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Originally Posted by carryonsue
Hi,
Thanks for reply Pebbles has had a new bigger tortoise table as his other one was too small and he was climbing the walls trying to get out bless him, He has a UV and heat lamp temps are 30/31, when the weathers been nice he goes outside in his outdoor enclosure,He sleeps well but when he`s awake he is stomping round like normal his eyes are bright and he has lots of baths, last year I hibernated him for the first time and all was Ok but now i`m worried if he is not eating now how will he be for hibernation this year.
Thanks Susan.
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If you hibernated him last year, then he will know its nearly time to hibernate. This is by the length of the day, they just know. So he might well have started the wind down his self, by eating less. Especially if he has acted normally through out the Summer months.
Most of my tortoises are well and truely ready for hibernation. They slowed down at the beginning of September. By eating far less and not coming out of their GH.