Jamie Wickens
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My wife and I have spoken for years about getting a tortoise, but between the price of them skyrocketing and the confusing info about hibernation, we decided not to get one.
A week or so ago, my mother was contacted by an old friend who said that they could no longer look offer their tortoise and if she would like it. She said that myself and my wife had always wanted a tortoise and so took it as a present to us.
She asked general questions about the tortoise, "Barry Allen" but couldn't get much info as he has had several homes. They think he is male, about 3 years old, they don't know what breed he is, and that he has a mark on his shell from a dog attack.
They were keeping him in a rabbit hutch in the shed, and havery said that he has never hibernated.
So I was just hoping for some info from actual tortoise owners as info on the Internet constantly contradicts itself. We live in the uk, where Temp go from 25c in summer to 0c in winter, does barry need to hibernate? If so, what are the best measures to do this? As I've seen people saying that tortoises don't hibernate, that they hibernate on their own, and that you have to put them in the refridgerator for several months :S
Any help is appreciated guys, thanks
A week or so ago, my mother was contacted by an old friend who said that they could no longer look offer their tortoise and if she would like it. She said that myself and my wife had always wanted a tortoise and so took it as a present to us.
She asked general questions about the tortoise, "Barry Allen" but couldn't get much info as he has had several homes. They think he is male, about 3 years old, they don't know what breed he is, and that he has a mark on his shell from a dog attack.
They were keeping him in a rabbit hutch in the shed, and havery said that he has never hibernated.
So I was just hoping for some info from actual tortoise owners as info on the Internet constantly contradicts itself. We live in the uk, where Temp go from 25c in summer to 0c in winter, does barry need to hibernate? If so, what are the best measures to do this? As I've seen people saying that tortoises don't hibernate, that they hibernate on their own, and that you have to put them in the refridgerator for several months :S
Any help is appreciated guys, thanks