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Why do people think that tortoise that hibenate in the wild dont need to hibenate when kept as pets2007-11-24 2:04:47

If in the wild a tortoise hibenates from the same year it is hatched, then why do people think that when they purchase one a s a pet. That they will not need to hibenate.or at least not for the first few years!

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its not just tortoise's people buy all kind of pets and don't have a clue what to do to care for them.

that's why the rspca is so busy

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That's because people are dumb.

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they say animals are dumb they are far from it

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Maybe it is because at home it is cosy, the tortoise will get all the food it needs, it doesn't have to face any hungry predators..

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People must be a bit daft.

Although, if a pet tortoise is kept in a temperature-controlled vivarium, where it is a very warm temperature all the time, it won't hibernate simply because it won't need to.

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We kept 3 tortoise for 20 years or more. They lived in the garden but had a place to hide at night. When the colder weather came on they started to dig themselves in so we used to take them in at night. When it became really cold they were put in a cold cellar until the following spring.

One bitterly cold winter one was not taken in in time and it could not be found but the following spring while digging the garden it was turned over with a spade of soil. They all survived but eventually given away to a 'good home' on condition they were all kept together.