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Posted by: kingaz at Thu Oct 27 17:45:44 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kingaz ]

True, snakes do not hibernate. But many of them brumate. Hibernation is a significant, almost total, shutdown of an animal's metabolism. Brumation is a much lighter lowering of metabolism. I believe that animals in hibernation live off of stored fat, where many reptiles in brumation live off of glycogen that is stored in the liver.

I agree with the fact that if a wild snake can find prey and suitable temps, it will often take meals late into the season, and in some temperate areas they may feed year round. In captivity many kings will feed year round, but not my pyros. It is not a temperature issue, because there have been no significant changes in my temps from August to now. Most pyro owners are pretty familiar with the routine.

Greg

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hibernation not in my az. mtn. kings vocabulary - fighterpilot, Thu Oct 27 00:45:56 2005

RE: hibernation not in my az. mtn. kings vocabulary - Gazza, Thu Oct 27 06:47:43 2005

RE: hibernation not in my az. mtn. kings vocabulary - kingaz, Thu Oct 27 08:05:34 2005

Hatchlings Often Do Not Hibernate - Ameron, Thu Oct 27 10:25:19 2005

RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - markg, Thu Oct 27 17:18:33 2005

RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - kingaz, Thu Oct 27 17:45:44 2005

RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - ratsnakehaven, Thu Oct 27 18:49:19 2005

Greg and TC................... - JETZEN, Fri Oct 28 02:14:14 2005

RE: Greg and TC................... - ratsnakehaven, Fri Oct 28 05:02:31 2005

RE: No arguing - markg, Fri Oct 28 13:57:09 2005

RE: TC - markg, Fri Oct 28 14:22:41 2005

RE: TC - snakesunlimited1, Fri Oct 28 18:45:15 2005

RE: TC - ratsnakehaven, Sat Oct 29 13:51:07 2005

Mark G...... - jlassiter, Fri Oct 28 22:16:27 2005

John...... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Oct 29 14:34:04 2005

RE: Mark G...... - markg, Sat Oct 29 16:40:58 2005

More notes on brumation... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Oct 29 12:54:25 2005

RE: More notes on brumation... - markg, Sat Oct 29 16:38:14 2005

RE: No arguing - ratsnakehaven, Sat Oct 29 08:36:09 2005

RE: Yeah, better to snap pics of snakes eating in your hands - markg, Sat Oct 29 16:53:00 2005

RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - markg, Fri Oct 28 13:38:41 2005

RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - TwoSnakes, Fri Oct 28 18:02:55 2005

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