Hello again.
I have a six year old garter snake and for the past 6 winters I'm always confused weather to let my snake hibernate or not. I usually do not feed him during winter. For the past 9 months or so Steavy the snake makes sqeaking farting noises trough his mouth. I thought he had a respitory infection but I think he would have died by now so maybe it's just old age. For respitory problems as far as breathing, temperatures should be high and humid. Well if I decide to brumate him, there's a chance his sickness or breathing problem will worsen. Also, in the winter time my house will only be about 68 degrees F upstairs and about 63-66 degrees down stairs. I would turn his heat lamp and pad off during this time, but even then will it be too warm? I also don't know when to stop feeding him, when to turn off his heat, when to start the hibernation, and finally when to end the brumation. Every winter I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I don't want to lose him to some silly hibernation thing. I'm just confused what the right/best thing to do is.
Thanks for reading