Yes, you read that headline correctly…

Apparently, some turtle owners out there take it upon themselves to bury their turtles when it’s time for them to hibernate for the winter.

But a turtle expert named Dan stitched a video from a TikTokker who talked about burying her turtles in her backyard and he sounded off about why he thinks people need to stop doing this.

After the stitched video from the original TikTokker, Dan said, “It’s turtle day! Time for my yearly crash out!”

Referring to burying turtles, Dan said, “This is a horrible idea. Eastern box turtles will bury themselves when winter comes.”

Dan continued, “If they have trouble burying in the soil, do what I do.”

The TikTokker said he makes the room where he keeps his turtles colder than usual and put a container of dirt in the room so the turtles can bury themselves.

Dan said, “When you bury them, you don’t give them a choice. You send them, and then you pull them back up, whether they’re ready to or not.”

The TikTokker added that forcing hibernation on turtles can lead to negative health effects on those little rascals.

This is good info to know!

Check out the video.

@dantheturtleman

STOP BURYING YOUR TURTLES 🐢‼️ #animals #wildlife #reptiles

♬ original sound – Dan 🐢

And this is what folks had to say on TikTok.

This person shared a story.

Another individual weighed in.

And this TikTokker spoke up.

This guy thinks this is a really bad idea…

If you liked that story, check out this one about a woman who went on a date with somebody who was 10 years older than her. Find out what happened!