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Old 08-08-2007, 09:43 PM
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can anyone supply me with or know where to find a step by step informatoin sheet on hibernation for my hermanns torts as i want to do it all porperly but paranoid i do it wrong and they die...

i have 2 bay hermanns 2 months old, shuld i hibernate them this year i heard i should over winter them and wait a coule of years to hibernate them, is this right?
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Old 08-08-2007, 10:11 PM
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thanks when do i start to hibernate mybabies?
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providing they are 100% healthy ( get a full vet check) they can be hibernated this year. but if they are ill,underweight or have parasites then dont risk it at all this year.
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