Hibernation

[Coley K]

Can I Hibernate My RUSSIANS Inside A Mini Fridge ?Temp 41-45[emoji217][emoji217]

 

[RosemaryDW]

You can but I find mine to be active around and above 43 degrees, which means she is burning calories. If you can’t keep it more or around 38-41, I wouldn’t use it. Other keepers may feel differently about minimum temperatures.

We set up ours like this to keep temps stable: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Refrigerator.htm. It took about a week’s fiddling to get things just so.

Due to some “surprise” overcast weather this year, we could not get the small refrigerator temps stable in a timely fashion; she ultimately ended up in the house fridge.

 

[RosemaryDW]

You’re not planning to hibernate them right now, are you? (Just checking!)

 

[Coley K]

You’re not planning to hibernate them right now, are you? (Just checking!)

Naw im still looking for the perfect rime to start

 

[Coley K]

You can but I find mine to be active around and above 43 degrees, which means she is burning calories. If you can’t keep it more or around 38-41, I wouldn’t use it. Other keepers may feel differently about minimum temperatures.

We set up ours like this to keep temps stable: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Refrigerator.htm. It took about a week’s fiddling to get things just so.

Due to some “surprise” overcast weather this year, we could not get the small refrigerator temps stable in a timely fashion; she ultimately ended up in the house fridge.

very helpful thanks.