amenezes
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Hello all I live in SoCal by the beach, Bolt lives outside in an enclosure and I made a part of the enclosure closed up and he has heat around 80F all day and night. During the day I turn on a basking lamp for him, however despite this, he is not showing much interest in food, wants to be buried all day. In the days that have been quite warm (over 70F) the past weeks, he will get out and I let him graze for a bit, but he will quickly find a place to bury himself and if he eats, he eats very little. Since this is our first winter together, and he's already ~20 years old, could it be that even though he's warm, he still wants to brumate (I don't know his history)? I don't really have room for an indoors setup so I am wondering what to do. I'm worried he's been going a few weeks with very little food. My original plan was to keep him warm like this throughout the winter but I'm worried now. Should I just turn the lamps off and let him sleep, then put him in the fridge? I am so scared about that. I appreciate your ideas. Thanks!