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Over wintering
Posted: 29/10/2012 by hatsandwich@gmail.com

Hello, can anyone advise me how I would over winter (rather than hibernate)my 2 year old tortoise.

Thank you

Re: Over wintering
Posted: 29/10/2012 by wizzasmum

It depends on many factors, reason, age, species, weight to length ratio etc

Hope this helps

Sue

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Re: Over wintering
Posted: 04/11/2012 by hatsandwich@gmail.com

Hello, Please Bailey is a hermanns tortoise.
I purchased her from a pet shop in March 2012 her birth certificate shows her as a captive bread 2010 hatchling. she was approx 109g in weight when I got her. She has a healthy appetite and eats mostly weeds/dandilions/leaves etc. She lives mostly indoors in a tortoise table, I put her outside when I could in the summer on sunny days. She is now 164g and is appx 9cm in legnth and 7 1/2 cm in width. Im assuming she hasnt hibernated before. The last few weeks she has started to burrow into the soil more.
but is still eating. Please can you advise as I want to do the best for my little tort.

Thankyou

Re: Over wintering
Posted: 04/11/2012 by hatsandwich@gmail.com

Hello, Bailey is a hermanns tortoise.
I purchased her from a pet shop in March 2012 her birth certificate shows her as a captive bread 2010 hatchling. she was approx 109g in weight when I got her. She has a healthy appetite and eats mostly weeds/dandilions/leaves etc. She lives mostly indoors in a tortoise table, I put her outside when I could in the summer on sunny days. She is now 164g and is appx 9cm in legnth and 7 1/2 cm in width. Im assuming she hasnt hibernated before. The last few weeks she has started to burrow into the soil more.
but is still eating. Please can you advise as I want to do the best for my little tort.

Thankyou

 

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