Re: russians outside in Maine

Posted by Marco on April 18, 2000 at 15:12:40:

In Reply to: russians outside in Maine posted by joe on April 09, 2000 at 11:17:46:

: I live in Maine. would it be wise to house russian tortoises outside here. I mean year round. I am at the same lattitude as parts of Europe where russians l ive so the seasons are o.k for them, right? will they be o.k and hibernate naturally outside. Hibernation scares me. I would worry. what preperations do I need to make to hibernate russians here naturally. Would I need any heat or hum,idity control devices in an outdoor enclosure or should I just let nature take care of that for the Russians? thanks and if you don't feel like responding I need some links to info.

Don't try to hibernate russian tortoises outside during the winter in Maine unless you want dead tortoises in the spring. They can't handle the low temperatures.

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