just wanted to start a thread about brumation before the time comes so the new members have something to go off of.
i would like to hear how everyone brumates their garters cause there are so many ways of doing it and different species require different temps. my system has proven effective for radix and easterns. ill start it off.....

i use a regular size fridge with all the racks removed (currently its in my shed packed full of pinks) i bring it in my snake room so i can control the temps more accurately. i turn it to the warmest setting then take readings every couple of hours with a temp gun adjusting it until i reach my desired temp of 52 degrees. prior to doing this my snakes have not eaten in 10 days so their bowels are clear. i place them in the coolest room in my house (60f-65f degrees) for one day. while they are cooling in the room im setting up their tubs which are 28qt with locking lids and air holes in the sides. i fill about 1/3 of it with aspen and place a water bowl in. i separate males from females and place them in their tubs then in the fridge. after a couple days i adjust the fridge again to drop 1-2 degrees and do that over the coarse of about 2 weeks until it reaches 48 degrees (note there will be a temp fluctuation of about 2-4 degrees from night and day the 48 is the night temp) my total brumation time is 8-10 weeks. i bring the males out a couple days before the females so they can eat before they breed cause they usually stop eating for a couple weeks during mating.
so lets hear how you do it!