Per Ehn
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- May 27, 2015
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Hello dear tortoise enthusiasts!
As the title says, I’m on my way to hibernate my dear Idamia for the first time this winter. I haven’t attempted this until now because I haven’t had the right equipment or knowledge (or guts) to try it until now.
So far, I’ve been lowering the amount of hours that the lights are on (I’ve been following a schedule I found online), bought a fridge that can maintain 5 degrees Celsius, bought a mailing-weigh to keep track of her weight loss and prepared a couple of boxes for her to spend the winter in.
Since it is her first time I’ll try to keep it at four weeks, and then raise it following years depending on how well she does.
Here are a couple of clips of my setup:
https://www.instagram.com/p/7qW-OltF8V/
https://www.instagram.com/p/7scwLCtF1M/
What are your guys’ thoughts so far? Am I doing well? Could I improve in any way? The fridge is of in the images, but it can maintain the right temperature without problems.
Many thanks in advance!
/// Per & Idamia
Note: I keep calling her a “she” but she is actually a male, in case it matters in this case!
As the title says, I’m on my way to hibernate my dear Idamia for the first time this winter. I haven’t attempted this until now because I haven’t had the right equipment or knowledge (or guts) to try it until now.
So far, I’ve been lowering the amount of hours that the lights are on (I’ve been following a schedule I found online), bought a fridge that can maintain 5 degrees Celsius, bought a mailing-weigh to keep track of her weight loss and prepared a couple of boxes for her to spend the winter in.
Since it is her first time I’ll try to keep it at four weeks, and then raise it following years depending on how well she does.
Here are a couple of clips of my setup:
https://www.instagram.com/p/7qW-OltF8V/
https://www.instagram.com/p/7scwLCtF1M/
What are your guys’ thoughts so far? Am I doing well? Could I improve in any way? The fridge is of in the images, but it can maintain the right temperature without problems.
Many thanks in advance!
/// Per & Idamia
Note: I keep calling her a “she” but she is actually a male, in case it matters in this case!