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I feed all year round with the exception of a 6 to 8 week winter fast that I instate to help the girls reabsorb the eggs. Mind you I don't bung them full of food in the winter but a rather a little snack of what they are willing to eat every couple of days but never when a cold spell is about to hit. Depending on the winter tempertures this can be paste or whole shrimp. Paste they will eat down to about 50°F (10°C) and prawns to about 44°F (7°C).
Now-a-days I manage to keep my water at a higher temperature that that so lack of appitite is never a problem. Winters here at 51°N tend to last a long time and I feel that if I stopped feeding for the entire time the water was under 55°F they would most likely fast for 3-4 months. I bit too long in my opinion
Strange enough, our ponds are both at about the same temperature right now. What part of Calif. are you in?
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