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Antr1
at Mon Feb 1 20:37:40 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Antr1 ]
It's funny because John stated he has had good results keeping snakes at a higher temp then he normally would. I now keep the majority of my collection a bit cooler then before. I used to ntice that at different stages my snakes would go through growth spurts/feeding frenzies. I checked my records and these spurts would occur when temp readings in the snake room were in the mid 70's. I used to maintain their enclosures at 80 on the cool side and upper 80's on the hot side.
Now I try and keep the cool side closer to 70 and the hot side might reach 80. Now these snakes eat frantically all the time. What used to a growth spurt or two a year is now all year growth.
One thing I have noticed is that I can start with a pair of like sized siblings, feed them on the same schedule (twice a week offering food one at a time, until they stop feeding) These snakes can eat at the same rate, but grow at different paces.
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RE: Snake growth, how fast or how slow? - Antr1, Mon Feb 1 20:37:40 2010 