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KevinM
at Thu Oct 29 13:16:30 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by KevinM ]
After my breeders digest their last meals (2 weeks), I just put them in my brumation room. I keep the room cooled with an A/C unit to about 60 degrees, and the temps do drop lower as winter set in (its my carport storage shed). I keep a space heater set up on thermostat set at about 50 for extra cold snaps as a precaution against freezing. I actually need the A/C here in South Louisiana due to warm winter temps experienced. You can always select an area in your garage, basement, etc. that stays fairly cool and constant (between 50-60 degrees). Some species will cycle simply by turning off their auxillary heat sources for six to eight weeks and leaving them at "room" temps (corns), but others need full blown cooling at temps of 50 degrees or lower for three months or so to induce breeding/successful fertilization (mountain kings).
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RE: How to drop temps for brumation? - KevinM, Thu Oct 29 13:16:30 2009