Ya I know that's one of the concerns im having and why I don't want her to go into full estivation. She hasn't made the hard shell yet so she is more just dormant at the time. I will dig down every couple days with just a finger to give her a touch and shes still always normal feeling and she will move for me. That's one of the reasons I said I will let you know if she goes into it totally in the new year because im really hopeing if she does I don't lose my frog. I have put a lot into this girl and I would be very upset if something happened to her.