Hibernation questions

[javier]

Hello, I have some chinese firebelly C. orientalis for about 3 years, and i looking for some metod to lower the tank temperature for a hibernation period.
I live in Caracas Venezuela were the lower temperature in the year could be around 20C/68F (december)

Thanks for read this Thread and excuse me for my poor english...

 

[leo]

you could fill a bottle with ice or freezing water and then put it in the tank. ive never tried it but it could work.

(Message edited by half_newt_half_boy on February 24, 2005)

 

[william]

your firebellies don't need a hibernation period, but you will need to lower the temperatures. ice cubes are a good idea but read this

http://www.caudata.org/cc/faq/FAQhou.shtml