Per your pm, yes, TPs "can" brumate in captivity as they must in nature, but I don't recommend brumating any snakes that don't require it for successful (fertile) breeding.
A snake's immune system pretty much turns off when they're cold (brumating) so any little thing they might have been carrying that didn't make them sick, well now it might.
Some snakes do not wake up from brumation, or they wake up sick. Plus, the time spent brumating is time not spent eating & growing. It's a set-back for young snakes.
If you ever brumate a snake, its digestive tract MUST be empty of food for several weeks. Any remaining undigested food will rot & can make them sick or die from brumation.
I have successfully brumated snakes, only those I was breeding, with no problems. I do a gradual temp. reduction & like I said, no food for a while so they're "empty". They don't sleep deeply & need water- they may wake up to drink during brumation. I kept temps. for brumation about 50* or a little above- you don't want it too cold either. (Underground stays pretty constant where snakes brumate, if they're lucky to have a good place.)
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