hibernation period

mase01

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hi guys, so im looking at hibernating my hermann for the first time, currently at 16 month, i wanted to know at what months do you start to hibernate your tortoise?
 

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You don't go by dates. The tortoise senses the shorter days and cooler nights (which are usually at different times each year) and starts to slow down.
 

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You don't go by dates. The tortoise senses the shorter days and cooler nights (which are usually at different times each year) and starts to slow down.

so how do you know this? and when do people normally hibernate?
 
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