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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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