I have had a couple of transpecos breeders tell me its not unusal to brumate their hatchlings without offering food due to the late hatch and their lack of interest in food. Some may not want food and its been speculated that they do the same in nature (brumating before their first meals). You can try offering meals after their first sheds, but if they refuse, just brumate them. I hear they come out of brumation with good appetites. I will hopefully have a clutch of TPs season after this, so will probably have similar questions LOL!! FYI, you can ship in winter, and Doug gave some good tips with his reply on how to do it.

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