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tortoiselover

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hibernation
« on: October 15, 2009, 03:50:55 AM »
my new tortoise is coming on nov 9th shall i start hibernation then? i need to call the guy to see if they hibernate them but i know its best to
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moeNlily

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Re: hibernation
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2009, 07:13:25 PM »
you need to make sure your tort is healthy before you consider hibernating him/her. also you might want to wait a year, in case the move/new home causes a lot of stress with your tort
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tortoiselover

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Re: hibernation
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 06:51:02 AM »
thank you..also is it true that you should wait til they are 4 years old until i start hibernating it?
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Re: hibernation
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2009, 10:08:42 AM »
Quote from: tortoiselover on October 18, 2009, 06:51:02 AM
thank you..also is it true that you should wait til they are 4 years old until i start hibernating it?

Not really. But it is safer when they are bigger. Larger torts hold body temps more constant.
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tortoiselover

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Re: hibernation
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 11:30:55 PM »
thank you for replying so quickly
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