Hibernation?

[zoogator2]

I am about to get a tortoise-probably a Golden Greek. From my research I've seen that there are many "Greek" species and sometimes they are misidentified. Do all Greeks hibernate? If not, which ones do? Also, is it safe to not hibernate them? I live in Florida, so almost year-round the weather is nice enough.

 

[ascott]

No, not all greeks brumate. I would post a pic here and have a bit of an id'g party to gain a better sense of what type of greek you may be dealing with....also, regardless of what type of tortoise species you have that may brumate---I would not support brumation for a tort that you have had for less than a full year of seasons....just not a good idea..., in my opinion anyways,..