expert help needed

[Cazador]

during mating who is it that doesn't eat? male or female? or both?

If one stops eating, it is normally the male, but many times they both continue eating without interruption. To be clear, many males stop eating for a month or so around mating season, though.

[Jake Dubz]

My red sided male is doing the same thing- Hasn't ate in over 3 weeks* but still is active... I can completly understand the "sex or food" dilemma lmao BUT HES GOT NO LADY FRIEND IN THERE!!! Is "fall" their time for "hibernation" ???? I heard they kinda chill out in certain monthes (obviously... duh weather changes) but do they still do this by instinct in captivity?

[enigma200316]

yeah but in captivity if your not going to brumate they shouldn't stop eating really though right, because your keeping a good temp for them
all the time??

[chloe]

One of my female chequered garters just stops eating on her own about October/November time and i have to hibinate her otherwize she would just loose to much weight. So she seems to know regardless of temperature change that it is time for hibination.

[garterking]

One of my female chequered garters just stops eating on her own about October/November time and i have to hibinate her otherwize she would just loose to much weight. So she seems to know regardless of temperature change that it is time for hibination.

The eastern I was refering to stopped at the end of July. Since then he's only had 4 worms and 2 pinkies. I have a wandering that also stopped late August
Late September or October are the months that they usually go off their food, so it is like they just know what time of the year it is. But July and August (the 2 hottest months of the year) in my opinion are not the time they should slow their eating. Just the opposite in my opinion.