jeff kushner
Well-Known Member
It's late summer and again, we're going to try to let 3 year old Matilda be a turtle and hibernate outdoors for the winter. We began last year and got to 22F nighttime temps and she was doing great, then was attacked by a rat or similar so I brought her in for the winter.
So here we are again. I've built up one corner of her enclosure with lots of leaves and some green leaf matter to build a bed for her. It's about 10" deep and 16" from the edge to the wall of her home.
How deep does it have to be?
6"
12"
18"
I know where the freeze line is but considering that in good conditions, a box turtle can be fully 40% frozen & survive....I don't think I need to provide anything that deep.
I don't want to push her to the edge of existence but I don't want to go overboard either.
I'd love to hear other thoughts???
So here we are again. I've built up one corner of her enclosure with lots of leaves and some green leaf matter to build a bed for her. It's about 10" deep and 16" from the edge to the wall of her home.
How deep does it have to be?
6"
12"
18"
I know where the freeze line is but considering that in good conditions, a box turtle can be fully 40% frozen & survive....I don't think I need to provide anything that deep.
I don't want to push her to the edge of existence but I don't want to go overboard either.
I'd love to hear other thoughts???