This is my first time keeping garter snakes and so far my T. s. sirtalis has been readily eating worms and guppies but has stopped altogether for the past couple of days. Since it is almost winter I'm assuming she needs to be brumated. From what I've read, I should put her in an area with temperatures at 55f and lower it gradually to 43f over an 8-10 week time span. She's only one month old and I'm wondering if that will effect in any way the period of time for brumation.

Is the process I read about accurate? Please let me know.

Thanks so much,
Aiden Smith