I now understand what is the problem with this method so I will consider doing the fridge method next year. (I am doing it this way now because a local breeder told me he had the highest success this way. I did a lot of research regarding burmation in the wild and prepared their pen accordingly...
This is one of my 3 Hermann tortoises, and she is 3 years old. I live in Southern Europe, so I hibernate them outdoors naturally. I’ve never had any problems before.
This year, they started hibernating at the end of October. As usual, they burrowed under the soil, and I couldn’t see them. I...