bromination in new house

[Lis W]

Hello,
I am wondering what the ideal temperature is for bromination in a Berlandier tortoise. Our male tort is at least 25 years old, we have had him for 18 years. Two years ago, we lost our house in Colorado during the Marshall Fire. Luckily we were able to save all our animals. We have now rebuilt our home and we included a tortoise closet in our new house. The problem is the temperature hovers right around 68 degrees F. His old winter resting place in the basement crawl space averaged 52-55 degrees. Please advise about how to go into this winter. Is 68 degrees cold enough?
Thank you,

 

[Tom]

Hello,
I am wondering what the ideal temperature is for bromination in a Berlandier tortoise. Our male tort is at least 25 years old, we have had him for 18 years. Two years ago, we lost our house in Colorado during the Marshall Fire. Luckily we were able to save all our animals. We have now rebuilt our home and we included a tortoise closet in our new house. The problem is the temperature hovers right around 68 degrees F. His old winter resting place in the basement crawl space averaged 52-55 degrees. Please advise about how to go into this winter. Is 68 degrees cold enough?
Thank you,

68 is not cold enough. I like 48-50 for gophers species.

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Tom's Brumation Thread

Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...

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