My two Hermanns Hibernation

[owen-morris]

both snug in indoor home

after reading so much conflicting information over the very dangerous internet can anyone who keeps Hermanns tell me do I have to hibernate them or not.

Sherman the Hermann

where they like to play on a nice day

and my latest arrival Rocket as He's so fast.

[michaela]

if a hermann lived in the wild it would hibernate. i have 3 hermanns which are 2 years old. i will be hibernating mine

[Henry-flash]

I have 4 hermanns and I will also be hibernating this year. Some say hibernation isn't neccesary but I think that we should be trying to replicate the wild as much as possible so i dissagree with not hibernating.

[sandy]

Most people who do not hibernate their tortoises, dont because they are scared, which is understandable
but with help and the correct way, its scary but so much easier. I have been hibernating tortoises for the
last 27yrs without any problems.

for hermanns tortoises hibernation plays an important part in a tortoises
life cycle - it is normal and i think nessary for these species,
they normally hibernate from november to march in the wild

i would reccomend looking on the tortoise house web site on hibernation
and save the page to your computer for future reading

dont worry hibernation i find is exciting

[clairekentuk]

HIbernation - Exciting? In what way?

i dunno - i just think its exciting because its such a change, watching them
wind down- i dont find it the least bit worrying
i use fridge hibernation, i like this because it keeps the temps nice and steady

i cant be the only person who finds hibernation exciting!

[Tracy]

be the first year i hibernate Cadbury, dunno bout exciting i'm scared stiff & hopefully i wont even be the one doing it!, found a man who can

[sarah]

Have you posted your housing pictures in the phot competition?

[kathrina]

Originally Posted by sandy

Most people who do not hibernate their tortoises, dont because they are scared, which is understandable
but with help and the correct way, its scary but so much easier. I have been hibernating tortoises for the
last 27yrs without any problems.

heya sandy its kathrina im a nervouse about hibernating my 60 year old spur thighed n i dnt no weather i should over winter him or not. i also have a 6 year old hermanns n i am a bit scared of hibernating her this year i was wonderin wat is the best way to hibernate a tortoise cus lots of different people have sed lots of different things to me n its realy convusing! i was also woundering y my 60 year old spur thighed hangs his head quite alot . his best way of hangin his head is in his food lol i was woundering y he does this am i doin something wroung?
thx kathrina xxx