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duffy
at Thu Oct 21 18:56:11 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by duffy ]
I have always felt that the shorter days trigger a hibernation response in many of our animals regardless of the temperatures. My garters (and some of my ratsnakes) have been off feed for several weeks now. If they stay off much longer, I will put them in a cooler, darker place. I have found that even a few WEEKS of cooler temps (55 may well be OK) combined with darkness, can get them to "cycle back up" and begin feeding again. Good luck. Duffy
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