Hey Cody!Hello all, my names Cody and I also have an Eastern named Hershel. We live in Delaware OH, and he has been in an outdoor pin since I got him in June. He does well , and Iv done so much research it’s overwhelming but I’m still questionable about the hibernation months. Chris was a big influence for me and I learned a lot from his videos. According to him , the easterns are hardy little guys and can deal with the winter climate… I was just curious to hear your guys updates since 2019 and your journey with owning a Hermann’s in a colder climate such as mine? Id appreciate the feedback and knowledge because this is my first year owning him . Thank you
I’m just across from you over in Indiana. Herman’s are fantastic and I never worry about mine being outside year round here in Indy. That said, I do set them up to make sure they’re good to go.
Buy how things change in 5 years. I now keep 68 species and run a sanctuary.
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Anyways, I keep them isolated to their cold frames in the winter and will fill it with chopped straw, dried grass clippings, and then just a little green grass clippings here and there as they do better with a little humidity. Then I surround the cold frame with straw bales and cover the whole thing with a heavy duty tarp. I don’t generally put the tarps on immediately and I do take them off nice it begins to warm up, but in the hardest part of winter, I want them covered.