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There is a reason to move them out of their enclosure...

Their metabolism rate is directly controlled by their body temperature. The higher their temperature the higher their metabolism, the higher their metabolism the more energy they use, the more energy they use the more resources they need... but while they hibernate they are not intaking resources...

Therefore, if they are not cooled, and they sleep a long winter, they are much more likely to starve or dehydrate...

The one year my Tegu hibernated, which was his first year, I put his enclosure in a garage which was in the 50s ~ 60s (*F)...

[QUOTE="Toby_H, post: 90527, member: 246"] There is a reason to move them out of their enclosure... Their metabolism rate is directly controlled by their body temperature. The higher their temperature the higher their metabolism, the higher their metabolism the more energy they use, the more energy they use the more resources they need... but while they hibernate they are not intaking resources... Therefore, if they are not cooled, and they sleep a long winter, they are much more likely to starve or dehydrate... The one year my Tegu hibernated, which was his first year, I put his enclosure in a garage which was in the 50s ~ 60s (*F)... [/QUOTE]

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