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    Tortoise losing a lot of weight prior to hibernation

    So I shouldn't adjust their heat/daylight hours etc. when they're indoors so they prepare to brumate?
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    Tortoise losing a lot of weight prior to hibernation

    They aren't sick or less then a year old. I however have skipped out on 1 wintersleep (or brumate). I bought them at the end of their hibernation and the following year (that was my first year of having them) I did not let them hibernate.
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    Tortoise losing a lot of weight prior to hibernation

    they are indoor... they aren't ready to brumate? If so, what should I do and how can I be so sure they want to brumate then? should I start feeding them again? how exactly should I also skip the part of brumation and go straight into hibernation without them having food in their stomach?
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    Tortoise losing a lot of weight prior to hibernation

    Hello! I am pretty new to tortoise keeping and this year it will be my first year of letting my tortoises hibernate. I read that 4 weeks prior to their hibernation they shouldn't eat anything. I also saw a video saying you could do such thing about 3 weeks (or even 2) prior to hibernation. I...
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    First hibernation

    what about the humidity? This will start dropping and from what I have read, this is one of the reasons they end up pyramiding. Or doesn't this apply to them when they don't eat?
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    First hibernation

    Hello, I had a couple of questions regarding hibernation. First off, I would like to put out my plan here, so you people with experience can guide me a bit, since I am paranoid to oblivion and have no idea whether I am doing it right or not. Let's start off with me giving you an idea of how my...
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