Hibernation help

[PhoebeG]

hi I’m phoebe,
my hermann tortoise is turning three and I know he’s due to hibernate this winter can someone please give me advice or send me some links to help.

all help is very much appreciated x

 

[Tom]

First and foremost, here is the correct care info. The tortoise must be housed and cared for correctly during the time of year when it is up and awake if you want to brumate it successfully over winter. Unfortunately, most of the care info out in the world from pet shops and online is all wrong.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

You can read this whole thread if you want, but at post number 19, I break down how to do the whole process:

Looking for an RT Hibernation "Mentor"

In this thread, @Tom mentioned seeking out a "mentor" who has experience in successfully hibernating Russian tortoises. So I am looking for you! Or any ideas of potential helpful peeps... Thanks! :) A little background: My boyfriend and I are interested in hibernating Steve, our male Russian...

tortoiseforum.org

Questions are welcome.

 

[PhoebeG]

Thank you so much for the info I’ll get reading and let you know if I have more questions thank you for your help