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    Should I let my Tortoise hibernate?

    What type of tortoise do you have? They should do what they do in the wild and what they do naturally. So yes they should hibernate. But it has to be in very cool temperatures if it's a desert tortoise.
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    Desert Tortoise Care Sheet

    Well I don't know how to do any of that and I wished you lived nearby so you could set it up for me!
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    Desert Tortoise Care Sheet

    Ok I'm going to get some insulation for the inside of his house today and make sure that no air is getting into his home from underneath or the sides I'm pretty sure it already is all correctly done but I will make sure today.
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    Desert Tortoise Care Sheet

    You mean I should just give him away after 2 weeks instead of getting a heating lamp?
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    Desert Tortoise Care Sheet

    Hi Yvonne! Do you have a newer care sheet? I just wanted to help the local desert tortoise population by adopting from the San Diego tortoise and turtle society. When I picked up my desert tortoise at the woman's home who fosters all of them they were all outside and they live outside in...
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    Desert Tortoise Care Sheet

    Hi Yvonne! Do you have a newer care sheet? I just wanted to help the local desert tortoise population by adopting from the San Diego tortoise and turtle society. When I picked up my desert tortoise at the woman's home who fosters all of them they were all outside and they live outside in...
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    The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

    Ok I'll look into it. Thanks
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    The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

    Thank you very much for this care sheet. I would love to be able to add heat to his outdoor house but that looks complicated to me. I would literally need a construction kit to make that work. And I don't know how to run electricity to the box. So last night it dropped down to 53 here in the...
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    Hello from North San Diego!

    So beautiful!! I'm an Encinitas and I just adopted one as well from the same place. What do you do when it's cold outside in the spring and they stop moving and eating? Do you ever bring them inside?
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    New Desert Tortoise in San Diego

    Hi! I have a new desert tortoise as well and we are in Encinitas.... It is cold and cloudy and will be for the next several days... When I check on my tort outside he is normally very active and eats well but when it's cold he just sits inside his outdoor house and does nothing. Should I bring...
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