Brumation Help!!

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King Julien
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Brumation Help!!

Postby King Julien » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:07 pm

My eastern bts has been in brumation for two months, this is my first brumation. Only problem is it's mid/early winter. She showed signs of going into brumation early/last autumn (late April) by having little interest in food, and being less active. But now she has awoken a few months before spring (September). In my country (new Zealand) this winter is unusually warm in my area, so perhaps that has messed with her schedule.

My question is if I should let her come out of brumation and turn up the heat, give good, etc, or try and keep her in it?? It's likely best to follow her lead plus she has had sufficient brumation time.
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IvanDanko
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Re: Brumation Help!!

Postby IvanDanko » Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:06 am

I think you answered your own question: stick to your schedule with adjusting the lamps etc and she will stick to hers regardless :thumbs: I'm still waiting to see if my boy will enter brumation for the first time in now his second winter here in Melbourne, but he seems to be doing his own thing and ignoring it despite the cold weather and my lamp temp changes.
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