Category: Brumation

  • Brumation of Box Turtles

    Brumation of Box Turtles

    Brumation is a bit like hibernation, but warm-blooded animals hibernate while reptiles and amphibians brumate. Somewhat different. Our box turtles that we’re so familiar with dig burrows in soft soil in late autumn as the weather cools. They often return to the same location year after year, often to a site that is covered with…