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To brumate, cool them down and then just leave them be for the period of brumation, checking on them every few days If you can provide adequate indoor accommodations to keep your tortoise active and healthy through the winter months why would you brumate Tortoises do so in the wild because they have to in order to escape long periods of colder temperatures, diminished sunlight and lack of food. Failure to brumate doesn't seem to stop our beloved tortoise species from reproducing, but i have to believe it does have endocrinological effects I don't skip brumation for any temperate reptile unless i have some reason to suspect they are unhealthy or unfit for it in some way I don't see bruamtion as some big monumental scary thing. Similar threads my russian tort wants to brumate but i don't have the resources. The article was super helpful and had a lot of great info I’ve decided not to brumate them since it looks like i’d need a refrigerator and would also have to prep them for it I have had my russian tortoise 3 yrs and first time she decided brumate for 6 weeks now I keep checking on her I learned that they really don't brumate is that true She did come out to soak and drink i offered her food she wouldnt eat Just soaked and drank then poo then went back and dug. To say that sulcatas do not brumate is not entirely correct Like many other species that do not brumate regularly in the wild, they still have the ability to do so when presented with conditions that necessitate it. For your tort to brumate, he would need to be in a cool place that stays about 40°f all the time, day and night, for several months However, he cannot be allowed to freeze, so the temp must be carefully monitored If you have a location that stays 40°, that's safe from predators, etc, there is some preparation for you to get him ready to. A few months ago i made a post of two hermanns that i was unsure to give to a refuge or adopt and i decided to adopt them Now brumation is coming and i would like to know how should i prepare them This is their first time for all i know.