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As my name says I am a real newbie in snake keeping - and I have never had an animal which could stay without food for a few months. So excuse me if I just can't believe it 100 %. If an animal (like any reptile or a bear or a hedgehog etc.) indeed falls into "winter sleep" (or hibernation or brumation), and they really don't come out of their cave and just sleep all the time, I can imagine that they could survive on their fat reserves. However, firstly my 6-8 year ols pythons don't look fat at all, and secondly they still move around at least for a while every day, although I have cooled them down. I turn their heaters on only to maintain a temperature in their enclosures between 15 and 20 °C, but they still sneak straight under their heat lamps when they turn on, and bask. When I take them out of their enclosures they become really active. Am I doing something wrong?
I have stopped feeding them two weeks ago and worry that they may be starving. The last I want is to cause them any harm or suffering. Please advise!
I have stopped feeding them two weeks ago and worry that they may be starving. The last I want is to cause them any harm or suffering. Please advise!