I agree. I brought my pyros out very early last year and got July babies that did eat, but I'd have preferred a shorter wait until brumation. The six baby pyros and the 14 adult and sub adults will now brumate to March at least. I am glad I brumated my baby pyros. They all look really good when I check on them for water, etc. It's been getting warm lately but still cold enough at night to maintain the brumation temp range. Besides, February and March can get pretty cold and wet again. Cool temps are the snakes' friend over winter.

I do plan to wake up my pituophis a bit earlier, weather permitting, but then they are always more ready to eat. I never brumated my baby bulls; they are feeding and eating all winter.

I am sorry tgcorley's babies died. Very sad. I feel incredibly fortunate that mine are thriving, seeing as how I am still quite the newbie with snake keeping.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

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