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Hey, just wondering...

Do geckos hibernate or do anything different in winter than they would in summer??

Thanks!

yes. Its called brumation
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het RW from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino from Petsmart (Cloud)
0.1 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko from Petco (Beatrice)
0.1 Stripe female (rehabilitated rescue)(Pepper)
0.1 Jungle het RW hatched by me! (Jungle Bunny)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko from Petco (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko from Petco (Rainbow)
0.1 RW Stripe hatched by me! (unnamed yet)
0.1 Leucistic rescue (Lucy?)
0.1 Tremper stripe from JMG (Delta)
0.1 SHCT hatched by me! (Blinky)
0.0.1 SHCTB hatched by me! (Sunny II)
0.1 Ball Pythons
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Hatched: ~50 leos

>>yes. Its called brumation

Just going out on a limb here, but I'd imagine he was looking for more explanation than that. Basically, they go into a less active state where their metabolism slows down quite a bit (they will eat less, but not lose much weight; first time mine did it, I was quite worried about her - thought there was something wrong).
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Good answer.
To add a bit more, some breeders will turn down their heating and decrease their light cycle times to enhance this brumation cycle in the winter months. Again, this will require a decrease in feedings. This 'cool down' can be between a month to two months. Some breeders insist this cool down is required by the animals for breeding purposes, others do not go through as extreme of a cool down.
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Wally
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So my Leo stays in her Hide a lot more these past few weeks. I live in Ireland and it gets cold here but i have a UTH and heat lamp in there to keep temps correct. Is mine going through this Brumation?

So...for this Brumation thing, when does it begin? And end? Can I get a few more details on this please??

Thanks,
Eclipse