return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Tinley Reflections: An open letter from Mom . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Join USARK - Fight for your rights!
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

RE: Collared brumation questions

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Collared Lizards ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: schell at Mon Nov 21 13:47:02 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by schell ]  
   

Thanks for the detailed response Eve.

Like I said previously, this is my first go-round at this, so I want to exercise an overabundance of caution and be as sure as I can be that they're going to come through the experience healthy and ready to romp.

In that vein, I am usually of the opinion that if something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing. My aim to maintain a consistent environment to and reduce raising their metabolism and stress levels as a result of daily fluctuations in temps.

My female was easy. She cut back her activity almost as soon as I began reducing her food and the photoperiod. Then again, she came from a warmer climate. So our cool San Francisco nights helped coax her along.

My male began cutting back his food intake on his own, but maintained a high level of activity (burning lots of calories) for about three weeks between his last feed and when the temperatures finally caught up to him, he had lost some weight, but like I previously mentioned was still very active, alert and not underweight per say and still was 36 grams when he went down.

Continued on next post - evidently I hit the character limit.


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Hide Replies ]


>> Next topic:  Sick collared? - nicolehh11, Tue Dec 13 21:03:28 2011
<< Previous topic:  Collared personalities - rrubberbandman, Tue Nov 15 11:26:21 2011