So far so good, as they are outside, in full daylight year round, so it's typical of an environment in the southern USA.

What I'm getting at here is whether this is okay for them or not, since temps don't get below freezing. I suppose, therefore, it's just like Florida, where I'd acquired them.

There's a pond in a nearby park by my house, Turtles abound there, and I see them sunning on warm days. But yes, they can get more sunlight. My yard is too shady. Yet there's nothing I can do about this. The sun's turning.

My idea is to hibernate them naturally. But where temps seldom fall below freezing, like in Florida, I wonder if they go into full hibernation or just become lethargic.

Right now it's getting down to freezing and the temps should be cold enough to make them sink into hibernation a little deeper.

What do you think? What signs of distress should I look for? They've gotten just too big for me to put in one tank all together and I've built a nice pond for them in my back yard. Yet I don't want to take any chances and endanger their lives.

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