Maisie15
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Dear All, this summer we bought a Russian tortoise, 3 yrs old, from a U.S. breeder in Virginia. We live in the Richmond area where it's generally warm but we are expecting very cold nights, below freezing, in the next few days. I understand that some tortoise owners let tortoises hibernate naturally and others prevent them from it. I'm unable to find out whether my tortoise has hibernated before. He's in a huge enclosure outside with plenty of room for digging, but he's not making any moves toward digging. He just sits still and doesn't eat much. It may be ridiculous, but I'm worried he doesn't know how to hibernate. Is that something to worry about? Or should we just let him work it out for himself?