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Kel
at Sat Aug 26 13:35:36 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kel ]
I don't brumate, although I do reduce feeding to one large mouse every 3-4 weeks, November-January.
My results this year from my three breeding females are:
- 22 fertile eggs, 1 slug
- 22 fertile eggs, 2 slugs
- 22 fertile eggs, 2 slugs
That isn't a bad result as far as I'm concerned. Maybe brumating would have resulted in a couple more fertile eggs per female, but there's not so much of an advantage that it would be worth my while setting up a whole set of "winter quarters".
A serious advantage of brumating is a reduced workload, but the reduced feeding does just as well - less food = less poop = less cleaning. Held at their usual temperature, my Corns don't lose condition or weight through November-January. I had clutch results pretty much the same when I fed every fortnight all year round.
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RE: Brumate or not to brumate? that is the ? - Kel, Sat Aug 26 13:35:36 2006