Does it do any harm to a Sonoran Desert Tortoise to wake him from hibernation, warm him, and keep him in an enclosure until spring?
Can I Wake Him?
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No. However, if he is already brumating and doing fine? Why would you want to interrupt his seasonal rest? Just asking--not judging 
He has been recently moved to my yard. He was hibernating but then was awake a bit during the move that day. He is nestled into a new burrow and seems ok. I was thinking that I could eliminate any possible harm from the stress of this move by waking him to avoid any hibernation stress issues. This move happened last Sunday.
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I say let nature and instinct do their thing. My slightly over year dt (Cooter) went into brumation about a months ago. I havent disturbed him once, just lettin nature and him do what they do.
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