How does the onset of fall and winter effect your herp keeping?

[coura]

I do the same with my Russian's. I did not start getting good breeding behavior until I started letting them hibernate. It is still hit or miss, though. I had a friend in Alabama that could breed anything, but he always had trouble with his Russian's and I think it was because he did not let them get cold enough for long enough.

Could it be that in Alabama humity is higher then in Russia?

 

[RMorrow]

It could be, but because of their time spent in burrows in the wild, where humidity is naturally higher, I still lean towards more temperature issues being the cause.

 

[snakefin]

It doesn't. The temperatures around here are warm all year round, averaging with about 26 degrees celsius. Even at the last parts of the year, our equivalent of winter doesn't really lower the temperature by a lot, so I just get more lights on to preserve normal habits during the monsoon season.

 

[shells-n-scales]

Normally our winters are mild, but I have some cold sensitive turtles that I have to bring in. Other stuff does well outside, alot of my lizards brumate for a month or two (gives me time to relax).... and well.. my light bill goes down a bit

 

[Etunes]

Normally our winters are mild, but I have some cold sensitive turtles that I have to bring in. Other stuff does well outside, alot of my lizards brumate for a month or two (gives me time to relax).... and well.. my light bill goes down a bit

Ya, same. My uros go into brumation. Good and bad things about that. Nice as it does give a little break on you and the bills. But you rarely see them.

 

[EricIvins]

It really doesn't.........I pretty much keep everything that stays outside, outside.......Inside everything stays the same..........You'd be surprised just how low alot of Tropical stuff can drop if they can get heated back up during the day......