Before I begin, let me preface this by saying: Yes, I've read the article on brumation... I've read every article on brumation that I can get my hands on. 
Last night we had a bit of a cold snap... the temperature dropped pretty dramatically. When I checked on my babies this morning, the cold side of the terrarium was in the low 60's.
I had been attempting to keep them eating, bringing them out for a bath and a snuggle every day or two, and keeping fresh greens and worms in at all times. They were eating every other day, basking for half a day, then climbing into their hides and snoozing for a day or two. They seemed fine with this.
With the outside temps dropping, my question is this: Should I lower the basking and ambient temps in the terrarium and just leave them to brumate for the winter? This is our first winter with bd's, so we're still unsure of how to handle this. If it's recommended to lower the temps and let them sleep, what is the safe temp, and what should their lighting schedule be (if any)?
Thanks... I'm sure I'm not the only person having these winter blues
Last night we had a bit of a cold snap... the temperature dropped pretty dramatically. When I checked on my babies this morning, the cold side of the terrarium was in the low 60's.
I had been attempting to keep them eating, bringing them out for a bath and a snuggle every day or two, and keeping fresh greens and worms in at all times. They were eating every other day, basking for half a day, then climbing into their hides and snoozing for a day or two. They seemed fine with this.
With the outside temps dropping, my question is this: Should I lower the basking and ambient temps in the terrarium and just leave them to brumate for the winter? This is our first winter with bd's, so we're still unsure of how to handle this. If it's recommended to lower the temps and let them sleep, what is the safe temp, and what should their lighting schedule be (if any)?
Thanks... I'm sure I'm not the only person having these winter blues
