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TwoSnakes
at Fri Oct 28 18:02:55 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by TwoSnakes ]
Posted by: kingaz at Thu Oct 27 17:45:44 2005 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]
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
My pyro hasnt eaten in 2 weeks and it seems to seek out the cool area of the tank . He is a baby and was an eating machine (baby born this summer).
Than about 2 weeks ago though temps still same in tank warm area and stay in cool area which has no UTH and air temp 72 .
He looks fine body wise but he was eating 2 pinkies a week for all summer early fall than now he has stopped.
Air temp in warm area is mid 80s as it was in summer (I use 40 watt red spotlight).
Tank is 20 gallon long. Should I just shut off the heat for a few weeks?
The room he is in has air temp of 70 but I can put him in my basement walk in closet which has temp of 55 to 60 max.
Should I just keep set up as is and hope he starts to eat soon?
It has rained more or less for 2 weeks and the room he is kept in receives indirect light from outside but last 2 weeks rather dark.
Any info advice would be great.
thanks
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RE: Likely not in any snake's vocabulary - TwoSnakes, Fri Oct 28 18:02:55 2005