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>>thank you for the info. we have an out door enclosur, i was curious if we had to do anything special for it.
Well, make sure they have a good diet. Mine breed, and the females dig holes and lay eggs right in the enclosure. Some people dig up the eggs and incubate them themselves. I've had two successful clutchs hatch out in my yard.
In the fall when they are starting to dig in to hibernate (brumate) I put alot of leaves in the enclosure. The leaves act as insulation and its pretty much how they would brumate if they were in a natural environment.
Here is what my enclosure looks like now. You'll notice one of my young turtles came up on a warmish day in January. (upper left corner of pic)
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RE: outdoor hibernation - vichris, Thu Mar 11 21:37:39 2010