Just wondered if anyone had any advice for hibernating my tortoise in the garden this year. I have friends parents who are very relaxed with hibernating their tortoises in the garden from October to feb-March but I feel very anxious about doing it for this period of time when I’ve never done it before. My tortoise is a Hermann and is approx 13 years old. He lives outside from May-October and I normally bring him in after then for winter. Outdoors he lives in a protected large enclosure with somewhere to go into at night off ground level with insulation which he takes himself in/out of. Any advice would be brilliant advising me if this is ok to attempt to hibernate. I’ve read so many do’s/dont’s about how to hibernate and if I’m honest the whole thing has just confused me. He’s been to the vets today for a weight check and is gaining weight adaquately but the vet didn’t have much reptile knowledge and left me with unanswered questions.

Any advice would be great and appreciated. 

Danielle