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Posted by: -ryan- at Thu May 22 18:44:08 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by -ryan- ]  
   

I have to disagree that russians will eat themselves to obesity. My russian group is a mix of wild caught and captive bred, and they seem to slow down a little bit in the winter (eat only a couple times per week instead of everyday) and use some of their reserves without my intervening. I keep the temperatures high and I don't adjust the light cycle. Mine also produce eggs in the winter. But that isn't to say that other russians are going to be the same.



In general, if you choose to "hibernate" them, don't do it unless you have a lot of familiarity with the animal(s) and are confident that they are in good health.

   

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