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Hibernating my Russian

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Posted by: ericn1300 at Sat Dec 17 16:20:40 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ericn1300 ]  
   

I'm going to disneyland this week (yeah) and then to the inlaws for Christmas (ugh).

It's to cold right now to hibernate him in the garage, 8 degrees outside at night and dropping to below 30 in the garage. I plan to put him in the cabinet under my wet bar in the basement and turn down the temp while we are gone. I expect the temps down there to be about 55 and he will be in total darkness. Last year he had a restless hibernation on his own at 65 degrees for about 70 days. Never came up but we could hear him moving around occasionaly. And the few times I did uncover him to check on him I got a big hiss out of him and just covered him up again.

He is in a tub with moist, shredded coconut potting soil (his favorite) and I gave him a last meal of high water content lettuce and some apple and strawberry. He is otherwise in good health and seems to be flourishing having increased from 475g after hibernation last year to 635g today.

Do you think he will be alright like this for at least 10 days while we are gone or should I have my neighbors who will be feeding my other animals check on him.


   

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