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MikeinOKC
at Tue Nov 10 07:08:14 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by MikeinOKC ]
I have an adult WC black rat I rescued from a neighbor's back patio three years ago, in late summer. That first year he did just what yours has done -- ate fine until abuot mid-October and then refused food. Rather than brumating him I just left him in the tank with normal heat (and water) through the winter, offering a f/t rodent every three weeks or so, which he continued to refuse until he took one again in early March, with no ill effects at all. Since then he has fed right through the winters each year . . . apparently his body clock was reset that winter. I am not sure that it the nest strategy for a younger snake, but yuo may also succeed in getting yours to adapt to year-round feeding by not brumating.
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RE: One More Question/09 Wild Black Rat - MikeinOKC, Tue Nov 10 07:08:14 2009