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Breeding golden greeks or greek tortoises

segnatch Sep 28, 2005 01:01 AM

I am interested in any information on hibernating or breeding golden greek tortoises

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tglazie Oct 05, 2005 08:01 PM

I had some of these a few years back. They don't demonstrate the same tendencies toward hibernation as other Testudo (i.e. becoming less active and refusing food in reduced light). I believe these animals experience a cool down period, but one shouldn't drop the animal's temperature too much (somewhere around sixty degrees at the lowest).

For more info, the tortoise trust website is a good place to visit (www.chelonia.org).

T.G.

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