(box turtles-Hibernation?) revised-now "Where's Waldo?"

[cmacusa3]

Just looked in the outdoor enclosure and butterfinger is out and about. Soaked her and she's light so setting her up inside now. Hopefully the others all stay down.

 

[cmacusa3]

I'm going to keep her in the house today and tomorrow during the day and soak her a lot. It's going to mid 80's tomorrow, then tomorrow night put her back in the leave pile when the cold front moves back in. I'm not offering food because it's still February and we still have cooler weather ahead. Hopefully this works out.

 

[mark1]

Plus i suspect they are smart enough to bed down on the north side of slopes.

as far as hibernating I think they favor south facing areas ........ mine have always hibernated on a south facing slope , in early to mid spring if you'd put your hand down in the leaf pile it's amazingly cold ........ I've never not had to turn it , or thin it out , to get it to warm up faster , so as to get them out earlier .....