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hannah.reidy · Guest Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

The weather here is in the 90s in the summer, but gets cold in the winter. It may snow a couple times a year. What is too cold? I would like to leave my turtles outside, but don't want to freeze them.

SurferGrrl · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject:

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turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 986 Location: Florida

Anything below like 75 I personally think is to cold. Thats when they start hybernating.

MinisMommy · Level 3 Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 103

yes... about 70 is TOO cold for a turtle to survive without hybernating... but turtles in captivity should NOT hybernate... this is harmfull that are not in 100% health will probably die while hybernating. They strongly recomend not allowing pets to do this.