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Re: hello!!!
Hi Markus,
Someone posted the word "winterruhe" last week, so we're all learning from each other. In English, we call it either hibernation or brumation. If you use either term, people will know what you mean. Technically, hibernation is a much deeper state of inactivity with bigger physiological changes (reductions) in energy use, activity levels, and so on. Brumation is often used with reptiles. It means that activity levels drop, but they remain more active and alert than animals that truely hibernate, such as ground squirrels.
Anyway, about half of my snakes have been brumating for a little over one month at about 9C, and about half remain active. I like to offset when they enter and exit brumation in order to delay their birthing dates.
P.S. Your English is very understandable, and it's good to have you here.
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