The winter slow down.

[Sobolco]

This topic may have had a lot of light shed on it in the past but I would like to hear form other keepers just what they experiance during the colder months. My 4 leos do basically nothing, they hide in corners, they don't eat much at all, pretty well never bask, avoid there hide, and wake up to drink and streach and sometimes poop in the soak dish. I'm very interested to see how my collection compares to others keeping in mind I live in Canada, though my herp room is around 80 degrees, the natural light cycle here rite now is very short.
They do this every year for me, its almost like an awake hybernation of sort.

 

[ascott]

I do not house Leopards, so I am simply going to give your thread a bump.....ready, hold on

 

[DesertGrandma]

Don't know if I can help you 'cause I don't know how old your leos are. But, I can tell you that my 8 month old leo got more active after adding more light (fluorescent in addition to MVB). He is eating and grazing much the same as he was in the summer.

 

[hbird]

My 9 month old tort also seemed to slow down since December. I added another UVB light and a second heat lamp this last week and it's like I've woken him up out of his sleepy state. He's all over his enclosure now. Whenever I check on him, he seems to be really busy.

 

[Yvonne G]

My 9 month old tort also seemed to slow down since December. I added another UVB light and a second heat lamp this last week and it's like I've woken him up out of his sleepy state. He's all over his enclosure now. Whenever I check on him, he seems to be really busy.

Hi hbird:

Won't you take a few moments to start a new thread in the "introductions" section and tell us a bit about yourself?

 

[wellington]

My 9 month old seems to do the same he always has done. Not really a change. Do you have temps and humidity correct? If so maybe they hate the wintery months more than the others