After Brumation question

[Leigh]

This goes out to the real BTS know it alls.

I've been thinking lately about all these owners and thier picky eaters. If the Blueys brumate properly and stop eating, will they be able to start feeding a varied diet again after brumation , do you think the imprinting on food sources they did the previous season will still remain? Or will they be able to put right the naughty habits from the season before?

[evil pixie]

My Blue is not that picky of an eater, but there are some foods he doesn't like. After brumation, he still does not like them either. I have tried to be sneaky and feed him different foods, but he's too smart.

[NomadOfTheHills]

I would think after brumation, pickiness will be on a decline.

I had lost one of my skinks for a month, and after that, he would eat anything offered.

[Jenn]

I think it's going to really depend on the skink. My pickier ones are still the picky ones after brumation and my ones who eat anything that's put in front of them, still eat everything.

[Zach]

Exactly....Slurpy won't eat during winter, and he always ends up being a pig once summer hits full steam. They can be a little picky at first....

And yeah, Eugene is still picky after the winter....

[DeadEye]

Hi Leigh ,

Mate it worries the best of us watching females gravid and looking in on lots of sick ones, one thing ive learned Mate they been doing this for 60 million years they handle it differently each skink , but she,ll be apples Mate weigh her/him every week all year ...only freak when ya losing weight like beer outa ya fridge , lol ive got that 780 gram big mama has been under a log for a week ...just blowin zzzzz ...why i dunno , its hot she is old ????? each skink does different stuff mate


yewl be righ Leigh ..They eat when there hungry fussy some hey ? lol cya mate

[Jenn]

It took me a few springs to stop freaking out about this, but Frankie normally warms back up towards the end of Feb, begining of march. She doesn't really start eating more then a bite or two, here or there until mid June. She then eats like a big through the middle of Nov. She is always my last one to stop eating.

[Leigh]

Mines not too picky, so when he comes back to full tilt next year, I'll try all the things he used to refuse first and see how hungry he actually got. Thats if he does the proper brumation and not just a slight slow down like last year,cheers for the advice.