Sorry about the really late response, that is a revelation! Thanks! The pet shop told us she was male, and I never thought to question it. I suppose Freddie is now Winifred :P I don't think I will hibernate her this year, but I'll see if I can get her fat enough for next year :)
Hi, here are pictures of top and bottom. I do notice that he eats much less in the winter than he does in the summer, as I struggle to keep his enclosure warm enough for him.
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I have an 18 year old male Hermann's. We got him when he was 5 and the pet shop told us that Hermann's tortoises don't hibernate. I never thought to question it and only realised it wasn't true in the last year or so. Freddie has never hibernated, and seems perfectly healthy, but I don't...