[jitami]

Originally Posted by Snake lover 3-25

yeah.... but do they usually stop eating about a month after giving birth???? that's what my other one did and she didn't start eating again till march..... aug- march...... is that way to long????? i tried to feed her and i ended up puting her into brumation which kick started her feeding.....

Shanley, my WC guy doesn't eat much, if any at all, during the winter months and I don't officially put him into brumation either. Our winter is shorter here(N. California) but there have been several years where he didn't eat from Oct until March-ish. I keep the water clean and watch for him to start hunting for food. His appetite is voracious all spring/summer, and he's still alive and well, so I don't stress too much about it. He hides pretty much all winter, even though our indoor temps are at least in the 60's. I've tried years with the UTH on and years with it off. It doesn't seem to make any difference. I am faaaaaaar from an expert, though. I was told that a lot of WC's go off of food for the winter and not to worry about it. Seems true in our case, but your mileage may vary, of course!