The Snowager is Hibernating this month...

[Blue]

Apparently, it's an Event. The Snowager is currently hibernating, so you can try to grab stuff at any time.

http://www.neopets.com/winter/snowager.phtml

However, this appears to now be a daily instead of a timed 3x daily. Returning to try and grab a second goodie, I received the following message:

You have already collected your prize today. Please come back tomorrow for a new prize!

[domo_hello_kitty]

I think it's hourly. I nabbed 4 things today, including a scratchcard. Woot!

[Siniri]

Oh, good call, DHK. Yesterday, it wasn't (before the update) -- it gave me the "once per day" message when I tried for the second time, during Snowie's second usual naptime.

[domo_hello_kitty]

UPDATE - You may have noticed that the Snowager has been sleeping a little extra deeply lately and people have been able to visit him every two hours. However, now the Snowager has been sleeping a bit lighter and you can only visit him once a day (as was how it was originally supposed to work... *cough*).

At least I got a few items beforehand.

[Siniri]

It should be thrice a day, the way it used to be. What kind of "special" event is it when it reduces the amount of prizes you can get? It's certainly "special."