>> >> i was wondering if there are other milks that do not require brumation for mating



>>people usually think only about temps and brumation; remember

>>brumation is also a period of reduced light periodicity and

>>reduced or eliminated food intake. so to the degree anyone

>>worries about having to brumate their animals because they're

>>not sure how to achieve the right temps, that process can still

>>be partly achieved by turning off the lights and withholding

>>or reducing food.



You're absolutely right; in that regard I was a bit hasty and sloppy with my terminology in my post about black milks. I should have specified that they don't need to be cooled (they're just naturally cool, hehe) but of course they can benefit from reduced light and food. I tend to take that for granted because I use only natural light for my gaigeae cages, and in the dead of winter, we only get about 7-8 hours of daylight up here in the frozen wastelands anyway.



Nate

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• brumation in milk snakes - mrbass111, Wed Apr 14 13:24:29 2004
• RE: brumation in milk snakes - rtdunham, Wed Apr 14 16:22:42 2004
• RE: brumation in milk snakes - Tad Fitzgerald, Wed Apr 14 20:35:24 2004
• good point, Terry - nategodin, Fri Apr 16 08:53:43 2004
• RE: brumation in milk snakes - oldherper, Wed Apr 14 21:06:18 2004
• RE: brumation in milk snakes - mariasman, Fri Apr 16 14:22:31 2004