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[jamromhem]

She seems to be happy. She likes to stay in the skull most of the time, but will come out when no one is looking :P

She will sit with me and relax (crawling under my shirt) for a bit till other animals come up and bother us :P

I cant wait till she starts getting bigger.

She didnt try to brumate last year, and doesnt look like she is going to try this year, but we will see.

Not having a male it doesnt matter to me if she decides to or not :P

From my understanding it doesnt make a difference health wise if she does or not. (please correct if wrong)

[guidofatherof5]

From my understanding it doesnt make a difference health wise if she does or not. (please correct if wrong)

You bring up an interesting question.

Does brumating or not brumating help or hurt the health and/or life of our snakes?

Does anyone know of any studies that address this question about brumation?

[Stefan-A]

You bring up an interesting question.

Does brumating or not brumating help or hurt the health and/or life of our snakes?

Does anyone know of any studies that address this question about brumation?

It's definitely an interesting question. I suppose one could compare the mortality rate among those that brumated and those that didn't and see if there's a statistically significant difference between the two groups.