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JP
at Fri Oct 12 11:42:52 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JP ]
I hear ya, and I think there is certainly more than one way to skin a cat successfully. Just not sure I agree that lower temps make a snake succeptable to RI...LIke I said, 15 years, LOTS of snakes, and my set-up motto has pretty much been, if I can keep the warm end at 86-88, the set-up is fine...
I have recently moved my snake outside to a secondary building on my property, and I haven't bothered to set up my A/C since its so close to winter. I have noticed on the days where the room temps get in the high 80s range, nearly every snake is up in the front of their bin, away from the heat tape and most are sitting on or in their bowls.
Sure, temps below 75 or so for an extended period of time are likely to stress the snake and weaken their immuinity, but thats not going to happen if the temps are in the 80s constantly. In fact, you could argue that high temps in the mid 90s are just as stressfull as low temps...
I have actually had snakes refuse to eat on hotter days since the move...
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- RI -- and dose/frequency of Baytril? - JenHarrison, Thu Oct 11 23:13:35 2007
- And... - JenHarrison, Thu Oct 11 23:17:06 2007
- RE: RI -- and dose/frequency of Baytril? - RussellLe, Thu Oct 11 23:26:15 2007
- RE: RI -- and dose/frequency of Baytril? - jaysitesreptiles, Thu Oct 11 23:44:38 2007
- RE: RI -- and dose/frequency of Baytril? - reptile_king, Fri Oct 12 00:12:03 2007
- Switch meds - no? - zefdin, Fri Oct 12 10:32:37 2007
- Jen, where on the snake are you giving.. - JP, Fri Oct 12 11:13:28 2007
- Constant battle... - JenHarrison, Fri Oct 12 14:53:55 2007
- Becky (HOTRegius), how many shots?(more) - VDR, Sat Oct 13 07:06:24 2007
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I hear ya... - JP, Fri Oct 12 11:42:52 2007