HollyLovesBob
New Member
Hello all, I could use some advice!
I know it’s a long way off hibernation time but we are considering hibernating our Russian boy this coming winter and I was really hoping to get some advice from someone who has past experience of successfully hibernating Russians.
The issue we have is we don’t know anything about his history - if he has ever hibernated before or how old he is - since he was found / was abandoned. We intend to get him checked out by a specialist reptile vet in July/August who would hopefully be able to tell us if it’s going to be safe to allow him to hibernate, however I can’t expect a vet to be an absolute expert in the matter.
I have seen a lot also about not allowing them to hibernate, but for a breed that would naturally hibernate for 9 months of the year in the wild, could it shorten their lifespan by not allowing them to hibernate?
Any info would be great!
I know it’s a long way off hibernation time but we are considering hibernating our Russian boy this coming winter and I was really hoping to get some advice from someone who has past experience of successfully hibernating Russians.
The issue we have is we don’t know anything about his history - if he has ever hibernated before or how old he is - since he was found / was abandoned. We intend to get him checked out by a specialist reptile vet in July/August who would hopefully be able to tell us if it’s going to be safe to allow him to hibernate, however I can’t expect a vet to be an absolute expert in the matter.
I have seen a lot also about not allowing them to hibernate, but for a breed that would naturally hibernate for 9 months of the year in the wild, could it shorten their lifespan by not allowing them to hibernate?
Any info would be great!