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bigdnutz
at Wed Dec 20 15:10:20 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bigdnutz ]
I imagine not too many people will be willing to say they have witheld water intentionally, for fear of being reamed. In my own experience sometimes it is difficult to approximate water intake if you live in a dry climate, evaporation happens so quick in just a few days water bowls will be empty despite attempts to keep humidity up (misting, etc).
I did have a 6 foot male Columbian go into what I called a hibernation for about 4 months. I had him in a 3L x 2W x 18 inch enclosure and he would preferentially hide in the colder end (60-75 F ). The warm side was up in the 85-90 but for at least 4 months he never left that cold box. It was winter so I figured he just wanted to be left alone. I always had water in the cage but never saw him out to drink. Once things outside started to warm up a little he was out more so I fed him and he resumed "normal" activity. He ate again a week and a half later and about a week after that he left the largest poop in the cage I have ever seen. I think it was his winter storage that he figured he didn't need anymore.
He was a perfectly healthy snake that went on to breed 6 months later. One of my favorite boas of all the ones I have owned.
Interesting to say the least.
Rich
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I imagine... - bigdnutz, Wed Dec 20 15:10:20 2006