Posted by:
bcijoe
at Fri Oct 5 10:10:23 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bcijoe ]
Thanks for letting us know of your experiences.
I can only say i'm glad this hasn't happened to you.
A hot spot of 100 is not favorable in MY experience, my boas are kept at lower temps and still prefer the cooler side.
But an AMBIENT temp of 100 or so has proven fatal almost every time, from what i've seen in my days.
(heating accidents, a/c loss, snake left in a car, overheating in shipping, etc.)
Some snakes can tolerate this more than others, but generally, 100-105, the snake has NEVER come back from this trauma.
I received a box last year
2 boas shipped in a box with a heat pack during summer.
one boas was complete MUSH, dead, skin sloughed off, wet, etc.
the other was fine! go figure...
I have many more specific scenarios, but bottom line is, it has proven fatal for me in most of the cases i've seen AMBIENT temps go up to 100 or more.
Again, i'm glad it hasn't happened to you. Hope it never does!
PS - an adult would be able to sustain and survive this MUCH, MUCH more than a baby or juvi.
Thanks again, Joe
-----
Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin
[ Hide Replies ]
|
RE: A little advice needed... - bcijoe, Fri Oct 5 10:10:23 2007