OUTDOOR TORTOISE cold frame WINTER SETUP for Hermann’s, Russian’s and Box Turtles too!

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We house our Russian Tortoises, Hermann's Tortoises and Box Turtles outdoors all year round. Although all three species that we keep here brumate during the winter months, we do have to take a few extra precautions for the Russians and Hermann's tortoises.
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@michaelmeyer5999 2 месяца назад

Was going to ask how you protect from predators, thanks for including that!

@thetortoiseguy6449 4 месяца назад

Hey way cool place you got !!! -Kevin & the 🐢’s in warm Los Angeles ! 👍🐢❤️

@chelonianranch 4 месяца назад

Thank you!!!

@OG_Storm_Chaser Год назад

Can't believe I used to get nervous in the FL winter. Thanks for this video. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

@chelonianranch Год назад

Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!

@tonymonahan1185 Год назад

That was fabulous. Thank you.

@chelonianranch Год назад

Thank you for the kind comment 😊

@elisha5022 Год назад

Enjoyed this video! Thank you for the information, maybe one day I’ll be lucky enough to have some outdoor turtle enclosures. 😊

@chelonianranch Год назад

Thank you for watching! I really appreciate the support!

@josephchong8970 19 дней назад

Nice setup! Where can you get mini cold frames like those?

@ourleopardtortoises6543 Год назад

Great video

@chelonianranch Год назад

Thank you! That means a lot!

@hoosier_turtles_and_tortoises Год назад

Russian tortoises native range has far colder temps than we get here in Indiana!

@tylerjohnson9949 7 месяцев назад

Nice video. Been looking into keeping our Russian in his outdoor enclosure for the winter. Looks like you have it figured out.

@chelonianranch 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching! I need to make a new video as I have adapted my set ups, a little bit differently now. My cold frames are a little bigger, I add a mound of dirt inside so the tortoises are above ground level but still buried for better drainage in case water gets inside, and I always put hay 2 to 3 feet around the outside of the boxes now.

@ratmannlibertyhound6755 Год назад

I live in Mi so I know all about winter. I to nervous to keep my Hermanns outside in winter. We have a tortoise table they stay in. I was thinking about giving less heat though to encourage more napping

@chelonianranch Год назад

It definitely gets colder in MI than here in Indiana. Our tortoises do well outdoors over the winter here.

@hoosier_turtles_and_tortoises Год назад

Hermann’s will do fine in most of Michigan if setup correctly. I have a few Hermann’s and Russians that came from northern Michigan and a few from Minnesota. All have always lived outdoors.

@ratmannlibertyhound6755 Год назад

I would be scared to trust. Just last week we were down in single digits with negative windchill factor.

@kyiatonise 9 месяцев назад

This is good to know as a fellow Michigander with a Russian Tort.

@patrickhubbell6198 9 месяцев назад

I'm in Grand Haven and have kept my Hermann's outdoors year round for years. I just make sure she's buried and have a large pile of pine needles (about knee deep) over them.

@jennacat13 8 месяцев назад

I wonder if that would work for Northern Illinois.

@chelonianranch 8 месяцев назад

You definitely get it colder there, with being closer to the lake. Depends on your climates low there, but I wouldn’t chance it with just a cold frame. On extremely cold nights, I’ve used a low powered heating pad on the side. It doesn’t keep it warm, just above freezing.

@dooks94 9 месяцев назад

What about the water saturation and muddy dirt inside the cold frames? That's my fear

@chelonianranch 8 месяцев назад

I did have that issue once before. I made the cold frames bigger, mounded the dirt up inside and added hay around the exterior. I’ve improved my design and hope to do a video soon.

@dooks94 8 месяцев назад

@@chelonianranch it would be ver helpfull, thank you 🙏

@ThePhantomofFilm Год назад

What's the coldest temperature they've survived, particularly the Herman's tortoise. I have a Hermann and I live in Columbus, oh and while the winter's are usually mild we usually get a week or two below zero.

@chelonianranch Год назад

He gets down into the negative temperatures in the winter time here. It’s very important to have a winter cold frame though. Next year I’m going to make the cold frames, bigger, and place hay and straw around the outer edges because my tortoises like to bury themselves near the edges of the box.

@bammo1988 6 месяцев назад

So would I be able to do this in England? It can get down to around minus 5c in winter some days. As long as they are buried they won’t get frost bitten? Thanks

@chelonianranch 6 месяцев назад

It’s possible, with the right set up. With that being said, you’d have to make sure that your greenhouse enclosure stays warm enough that they don’t freeze. I’d start off creating a greenhouse and then testing at one winter without a tortoise. Keep an eye on the temperature inside. When, in doubt, bring them inside.

@bammo1988 6 месяцев назад

@@chelonianranch yea I will try that thanks.

@claireburgess1511 9 месяцев назад

Hi I'm in the UK, and my 3year old Hermann has escaped in to our main garden. We have spent days trying to find her with no luck.. Will she survive the winter? I'm guessing she's buried down somewhere.. 😔

@chelonianranch 9 месяцев назад

I’m sorry to hear about your Tortoise. I keep mine outside during the winter, however, I never allow them to freeze. Even if it buries in the ground, it probably will not survive, freezing temperatures, but nature is amazing and you never know.