Thanks for all the feedback on this thread. Drake is a yearling and went into brumation last year pretty heavily. He was small enough that we could keep him in a 50 gallon tank - he didn't eat for about four months and would only move to regulate his temps. We would try to interact with him, but he would only curl up in our hoodie pockets and go back to sleep. Now that he's awake, he's eating like crazy and growing like a weed, so I know we are going to need something else for him this winter.

We interact with our Gu as much as we can, even during the winter months - we simply need something to put him in during the day while we are at work or whatever as the house is old and very drafty. It also keeps accidents from happening as we have two large dogs and a cat.