I suppose you have a 50/50 chance of her reappearing next year or dying over the winter if you leave the tort where it is. To be honest most bring them into the house in september so they can do a proper wind down when the time comes and a controlled hibernation which I must admit is what I always did. However its your tort and no one can tell you what to do apart from yourself and you have obvious doubts about leaving the tort where it is so do as your instincts are telling you which I think is to find the tort if poss and bring it into the house for a few more weeks then fridge/box it. If its a small tort then from now untill next spring is, as far as I'm concerned, far to long for the hibernation, my adult Ibera were allowed 20 weeks and many thought that the max for an adult to be safe.
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