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RE: Rat Snake Problem - Any suggestions???

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Posted by: DMong at Thu Nov 5 19:12:15 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

It's instinct to brumate(hibernate) is kicking in now. It can tell the change of season regardless of the temps it is kept at due to the shorter length of days(photoperiod).



Go ahead and let it brumate in the low sixties, and in a darker part of the house for a couple months, this will keep the snake from using up it's body reserves in the warmer cage environment. Just give it some tight hides and keep fresh water available to it and it will be fine.



When things warm back up, it should act and feed just fine once again.





~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

   

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