>> Would viable eggs still be produced with these temps? It may be time to invest in that cheap wine cooler unit LOL!!

Last winter was warm and my basement (where I hibernated my russians), only got into the mid 50s. As I stated earlier, my russians who were living in plastic tubs for the winter, voluntarily went into hibernation when it got below 60, and stayed down for close to 90 days until it got over 60.

Then they laid eggs, many of which hatched. Fertility was about the same as in years where the hibernation temps were in the 40s and 50s.

I'm not saying it's better to hibernate at higher temps. I'm just saying it worked for me. A cooler and more consistent temp might have produced more viable eggs. But the torts were healthy and lost little weight with the methods I used.

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