>>There's debate as to whether or not res's can hibernate in the frigid cold, though I've seen them in Illinois. It's up to you to research this, though I think it's quite possible since I'd caught a few in Illinois and figure that they must've hibernated.
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>>But I think you'd have to use a lot of muck if you do this yourself. If you hibernate them indoors, the temps wouldn't be sufficient enough. It has to get cold enough for them to go into hibernation. But you might be able to pull it off in the garage.
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>>Just make sure you have an aerator so the water doesn't lose oxygen. I don't think it should be a problem. Yet if you do this, you have to start getting them used to the temps now.

How deep would it have to be to let them brumate at bottom of pond in sub tropic climates?
Im asking cause my 6 moved outside last spring (actually in my florida room/ enclosed patio, here in central Florida it hardly gets real cold, but weve already had 2 cold fronts early this year, where I brought them inside in rubbermaids.

I believe the lowest would be 43 so far, so the temp around my pond being enclosed was 53. I dont know how cold the water gets a t night, but in daytime its back at 73 an hour after the sun comes up
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1.1.0 YBS
1.3.0 RES
1.0.0 red belly cooter
1.0.0 Fire belly toad
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor
0.0.1 Blackthroat monitor
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 Mountain Horned dragon
2.1.0 Ball pythons
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