I can't tell if Winnie ate at all last year since she wasn't eating from my fingers at that time. Ripley does every year and from oh, I guess starting off and on in Oct through sometimes as late as March, he won't eat.

I'm not going to be worried as I'll be feeding her by hand. If she eats fine, if not, I know why.

They slow down, even if they don't totally brumate like Winnie and Ripley, because the length of the days is getting shorter. The hours of daylight tell them - along with the temperature if outside - that it's time to brumate.

But, if she should decide to eat once in February (which Ripley's been known to do) I need to be able to feet her f/t and now I know I can!