Wild Sulcata in Metairie ,LA

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Katherine

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Smart move with the gopher ; ) And so fun about the box turtles; we relocated ours after the flooding from katrina left them underwater(they were orig collected by an older member of the family who didn't have the means to go in an rescue them when the water rose) Anyways; the first generation are from NoLa area so maybe our colonies were at one point related! Ours are absolutely hysterical- I love watching our BTs come out in the mornings : )
 

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Baoh said:
jaizei said:
Just because some tortoises don't usually hibernate, doesn't mean that they cannot. I believe Ed has said that he has hibernated many of his tortoises.

Also, it is possible that burrowing into the compost pile keeps it warm enough that hibernation isn't necessary. Compost piles can produce quite a bit of heat.

Has he said that here or elsewhere? I would like an opportunity to read what he has shared in this regard. It is an interesting topic to me.

A couple threads where he mentions it.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-help-does-my-hermanns-need-to-hibernate#axzz1fiR2u5SW
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-How-much-should-I-pay-my-pet-sitter#axzz1fiR2u5SW
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...is-leopard-has-been-hibernating#axzz1fiR2u5SW
 

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Thank you for the links.
 
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