Hi all, it's been a bit since I've been on... life has been busy!
I just finished a blog post about our refrigerator brumation/ hibernation preparations.
Here is the link: http://tortaddiction.blogspot.com/2013/11/prepping-russian-tortoises-for.html
Before folks get upset or worried, I point out multiple times in the post how important it is to do proper research beforehand, and to make sure the tort is healthy and at parasite free, and a few other important points to avoid damage to your tortoise.
Hibernation is not absolutely necessary for tortoises, so if you don't hibernate yours, that is fine. Since mine all pretty much shut down last winter, this winter I decided to brumate them this year.
I would love it if you folks could read the article and let me know what you think! I included some links to some really great other articles at the bottom of the blog post.
I just finished a blog post about our refrigerator brumation/ hibernation preparations.
Here is the link: http://tortaddiction.blogspot.com/2013/11/prepping-russian-tortoises-for.html
Before folks get upset or worried, I point out multiple times in the post how important it is to do proper research beforehand, and to make sure the tort is healthy and at parasite free, and a few other important points to avoid damage to your tortoise.
Hibernation is not absolutely necessary for tortoises, so if you don't hibernate yours, that is fine. Since mine all pretty much shut down last winter, this winter I decided to brumate them this year.
I would love it if you folks could read the article and let me know what you think! I included some links to some really great other articles at the bottom of the blog post.