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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    I thoroughly appreciate your understanding and very clear advice. I'm onto it, and I will take a minute (or hour or two) to read through all of this info. Quite sure I'll be back with more questions once I'm done, so thank you, again. <3
  2. L

    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Thank you! Phew.. excited that I got the species kinda right :)
  3. L

    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Is this any clearer? Post-bath. And thank you for understanding, I've gotten so attached to these little buggers, I can't handle the thought of them not being ok.
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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Ok, so until now, their lighting has been essentially artificial, but near a window. While it was still warm we would take them out for the afternoon sun on sunny days, but there's not a lot of those days at the moment (it's been raining for weeks), so they're just near a window. While they...
  5. L

    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    This is when we first got them... I've been so wrong about everything until now... :( I'm pretty sure I'm going to have been wrong about their species too... so what are we looking at???
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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Also, I will send a pic through in a bit, soon as I get my phone back, temporarily occupied - thanx again
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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Yep, I now get that... when husband gets home we will sort two enclosures out asap, and get the heating happening for the little guys. I honestly thought they were fine cause they were happily sleeping, showed no sign (that I could recognise) of trouble, and I did not know they were in any kind...
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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Oh wow thank you, I had no idea about the pairs thing.. I will get onto that straight away, and I will read all the info you so kindly sent. Thank you so much! I'm glad I found my way here too!
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    Help - baby tortoises in and out of hibernation

    Hi there, totally new to this, found this forum online, hope someone can help... we are in Italy (south), we were gifted two little what I think are Hermann’s tortoises under a year old... they put themselves into hibernation back in late November/early December (not in a fridge or anything...
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