Losses in Brumation.

[Stefan-A]

I think we're getting close to something here, guys. Maybe next year I'll brumate some 'test snakes' at various (well recorded) humidity levels, from very dry to very moist.... see what I can learn.

Do it properly, with multiple groups per humidity level and multiple snakes per group. Document everything in detail and publish it as a scientific paper. I think it was a minimum of three individuals per group and a minimum of three groups per experiment. Anything less than that and you wouldn't get enough information for a reliable statistical analysis. We used 5*3*3 in our marine isopod experiment.

If I had 27 garters (assuming that you'd be testing 3 different humidity levels) of the same species, I'd do it myself.

[adamanteus]

Do it properly, with multiple groups per humidity level and multiple snakes per group. Document everything in detail and publish it as a scientific paper. I think it was a minimum of three individuals per group and a minimum of three groups per experiment. Anything less than that and you wouldn't get enough information for a reliable statistical analysis.

Yes indeed, three groups of five snakes per experiment (3 experiments, low, medium and high humidity) was what I had in mind. I'll use all young radix. I will almost certainly have in excess of 50 young radix next year.