Ddflinn
Active Member
HELLO, I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE WITH RUSSIAN'S HAVE TRIED TO OVERWINTER A BABY ,BUT THE RUSSIAN STILL DECIDIED TO BRUMATE. I HAVE THE BABY INSIDE WITH UVB ON AND TWO CERAMIC HEATERS. 92 IN HOT SPOT AND 75-80 IN HIS CAVE. HE HASN'T EATEN OR COME OUT. I KEEP GETTING HIM UP AND TAKE HIM OUTSIDE. HERE IN SOCAL THE DAYS ARE 77 STILL. HE WON'T EAT BUT WILL WALK AROUND AND BURY HIMSELF SOMEWHERE. I KEEP MY EYE ON HIM AND ALWAYS RETRIEVE HIM. WHEN I BRING HIM INSIDE, HE GOES BACK IN CAVE. AFTER I SOAK HIM. I'VE HAD HIM 5 MONTHS HE IS SUPPOSEDLY 1 YEARS OLD. SHOULD I JUST PUT HIM IN BOX IN CLOSET? IT WOULD BE TOO WARM I THINK, 60'S MOST LIKELY. MY OTHER 3 RUSSIANS ARE OUTSIDE IN ABOVE GROUND BOXES. THEY COME OUT FOR AN HOUR MAYBE TO NIBBLE , THEN BACK INSIDE. NIGHT TEMPS AR LOW 40'S AND 70'S DAY. I HAVE A HEATER FOR NIGHT SET TO 45.