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FR
at Thu Feb 14 11:04:01 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Hello, first of all, your not saying anything other then one cage is more humid then another.
In context, I am talking about the effects of dehydration. Which is when the water balance inside the snake becomes less then normal.
Or even longterm effects of constant exposure to dehydrating conditions. Snakes are not designed to lose water thru dehydration and behaviorally avoid those conditions.(if they can)
If you want to test this, take neonates and do not give them water. The speed at which they stop feeding is related to how much dehydration they are exposed to. If they exposed to air and more importantly, air movement, they will dehydrate quickly and stop feeding quickly. If they take awhile and can replace fluid levels from water in their food, it may take longer. Or if their is little to no dehydration, the can balance fluid loss with intake.
In nature, they behaviorally limit dehydration as there is no dependency on drinking water.
The first test is, take the water bowl out. See what that does. Let me know. Thanks
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RE: On humidity...response to FR - FR, Thu Feb 14 11:04:01 2013