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He has a glass terrarium with a big hollow hide, and he usually comes out several times a day looking for food, stretching his little legs, whatever. He has a heat mat under the tank at his hide spot.

But now he's sort of laying down in one end of his hide and hasn't moved in two or three days.

How do I help him hibernate well? Turn off the heat mat? Cover him with leaves? Put him in the garage in a spot that is safe from frost? That would get him out of the high human heat in my house.

Can I encourage him to not hibernate? I could pick him up and wake him, put some crickets in with him.

TIA, I know I'm just dropping in out of nowhere.

Roger

It's alive and seemingly very strong and easily aroused. He tried to tear my thumb's cuticle off just now, but that's what he does. It endears him to me, he's like Reepacheep, a small, brave guy.

Roger

Everything you mentioned would work in terms of hibernating him. I'm not sure if there is any way to prevent him from hibernating. Last year I just left mine inside, and offered food items less frequently. They didn't appear to lose any weight. This year I'm planning on moving them to my garage where they can really cool down in the hopes of inducing breeding next spring.
-Alice