return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
 
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Tinley Reflections: An open letter from Mom . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

Marginated Tort and Hibernation question

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Russian & Greek Tortoises ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: dawgcr at Mon Jul 16 18:47:23 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dawgcr ]  
   

Hi all!!
I just found out my yearling tort is a Marginated and since than have done a lot of research on them. I'm more used to dealing with Sulcatas like my other guy.

My dreaded question: Do I hibernate him this year?

I live in AZ so it rarely get's below 32 degrees at night in the winter but can still be 70 degrees or warmer in the day..it's very hard to regulate a constant 40-42 degrees for hibernation.

DO I PUT HIM IN THE FRIDGE? AAAAHHH WHY DOES THIS SCARE ME?

I've had some reptile people say "No don't hibernate him until he's older and can do it himself, just keep him active year around and bring him inside during the winter".

And if I do, should I only do like 6 weeks of hibernation since he's still young. I've done a lot of reading on this about not feeding them for a good 2 weeks (or 7 days for yearlings)..etc etc.it still freaks me out.


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Marginated Tort and Hibernation question - VICtort, Thu Dec 6 23:53:39 2007