TheTortoiseking
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Can I over winter my Russian tortoise.
my tortoise is 8 years old I am a new owner and feel that it is too late in year to start hibernationYou can indeed! Only if they’re old/healthy enough though!
Don’t suppose you’d mind trying to answer these questions?
Are they a baby or adult?
What are your temperatures like? Ie basking spot(directly under the bulb) overall day temps, night temps?
What kind of lighting and heating are you using specifically? Packaging photos are good if you have any!
Do you use indoor uv? If so what kind?
How’s your humidity reading? What do you use for substrate?
A photo of the full set up would be great! Along with one of your tortoise if you didn’t mind sharing more
Babies can also be brumated or kept up. Not just adults.You can indeed! Only if they’re old/healthy enough though!
Don’t suppose you’d mind trying to answer these questions?
Are they a baby or adult?
What are your temperatures like? Ie basking spot(directly under the bulb) overall day temps, night temps?
What kind of lighting and heating are you using specifically? Packaging photos are good if you have any!
Do you use indoor uv? If so what kind?
How’s your humidity reading? What do you use for substrate?
A photo of the full set up would be great! Along with one of your tortoise if you didn’t mind sharing more
I wouldn’t want to brumate a tortoise under 3 personally..Babies can also be brumated or kept up. Not just adults.
That's you. I don't brumate at all, and I have one that could be, that's me. But the fact, is they do in the wild and can be in captivity.I wouldn’t want to brumate a tortoise under 3 personally..
I think it’s considered riskier for a baby though no? Hence I’d just wait until they’re a bit older, wild vs captive care is so differentThat's you. I don't brumate at all, and I have one that could be, that's me. But the fact, is they do in the wild and can be in captivity.
Yep, the topic for brumating a baby is still up for a debate.I think it’s considered riskier for a baby though no? Hence I’d just wait until they’re a bit older, wild vs captive care is so different
Yeah I just don’t think it’s worth the risk when you can wait a few yearsI guess it’s up to the individuals researchYep, the topic for brumating a baby is still up for a debate.
Actually brumating in captivity is less risky then in the wild, if done correctly it's controlled.I think it’s considered riskier for a baby though no? Hence I’d just wait until they’re a bit older, wild vs captive care is so different
I don't think it's really up to debate as much as it's opinions and what people are comfortable with. Yvonne likes to wait, Tom doesn't. The brumating species brumate from the get go. They don't wait a year or more to do it. Brumating in captivity, if done right, is safer, as there is no danger of wildlife, weather, temps.etc. Waiting till they are 3 years is only members opinions and what they are comfortable with.Yep, the topic for brumating a baby is still up for a debate.
I don’t doubt it’s safer in captivityActually brumating in captivity is less risky then in the wild, if done correctly it's controlled.
Maybe @Carol S can add insight. Not sure if she ever had any babies left to brumate or not.
it’s one of those things where yes they do it in the wild, but should it be recommended for babies in captivity? We get to play god after all so why not wait until it’s considered safer? We’re all about safety when it comes to captive careI don't think it's really up to debate as much as it's opinions and what people are comfortable with. Yvonne likes to wait, Tom doesn't. The brumating species brumate from the get go. They don't wait a year or more to do it. Brumating in captivity, if done right, is safer, as there is no danger of wildlife, weather, temps.etc. Waiting till they are 3 years is only members opinions and what they are comfortable with.
I'm not comfortable doing it at all, so I don't. But I wouldn't tell people they shouldn't do it or that they have to be 3
I don’t doubt it’s safer in captivity
it’s one of those things where yes they do it in the wild, but should it be recommended for babies in captivity? We get to play god after all so why not wait until it’s considered safer? We’re all about safety when it comes to captive care