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by Fieldmouse48
24 May 2018, 09:29
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: General question re hibernation fridges
Replies: 5
Views: 8383

Re: General question re hibernation fridges

This one https://www.tradetested.co.nz/home-outd ... r-26l.html

See also photos atached

The thermostat switched it on and off to keep the temperature constant
by Fieldmouse48
21 May 2018, 07:22
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise
Replies: 4
Views: 6878

Re: Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise

Sorry, that should be mm not cm :oops:

She's not that big
by Fieldmouse48
21 May 2018, 04:47
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: General question re hibernation fridges
Replies: 5
Views: 8383

Re: General question re hibernation fridges

Thanks Last year we used a portable electric cooler bin (the type you can carry and connect to electricity or a car for picnics) that we already had. She was in a box with soil and the whole cooler was then filled with shredded paper. The problem is that there was condensation and so the paper was s...
by Fieldmouse48
21 May 2018, 04:41
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise
Replies: 4
Views: 6878

Re: Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise

Hi Nina Thanks for your valuable advice. My name is Graeme and my wife is Judy. I think the reason for the growth was that previously she was probably not fed the variety of food that we give her. We have a small garden devoted for just her plants and weeds. There was a corresponding growth in her l...
by Fieldmouse48
19 May 2018, 23:09
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: General question re hibernation fridges
Replies: 5
Views: 8383

General question re hibernation fridges

I have been looking at small bar fridges to hibernate a Hermann's tortoise, but they all seem to have freezer areas (albeit just a compartment in the top corner) I read you shouldn't use these, but can someone advise why? If this is a critical factor, does anyone know if it is possible to disconnect...
by Fieldmouse48
19 May 2018, 23:01
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise
Replies: 4
Views: 6878

Hibernation for a Hermann's tortoise

Hi I live in New Zealand and this is my first post We were given a 4 yr old Hermann's Tortoise in Dec 2016. Her name is Saffron (because Saffron is expensive and so was she :lol: ) She had never been hibernated before, so we hibernated her for the first time in June 2017 (Winter in NZ). She weighed ...