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i think it may have been hibernating...i didnt mean to disturb it..buti was raking leaves and it was up side down.i thought it was dead until i picked it up and it started moving a little.then i guess the sun may have warmed it up a bit and it started moving away.i thought with it being so cold latly it wouldnt have much of a chance to survive.so i brought it inside and i have it in a 5 gllon tank.

what a good site for info on them?i have already looked at some but i want more haha.

i used to keep one storeria, ate snails and small dusted crickets, lot of moss (dry) and leaves to hide.

It was so cute, but musks a lot, so i changed it for an alligator lizard to friend "EL NEGRO" thanks negro....(nice bussiness to me)

saboteur

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Hi,

If you get a warm day that will be followed by a night in whch the temps won't drop below 50, you should let it go right where you found it. If you don't think that's likely, or if you'd like to keep it, you should hibernate it. That snake was all set and ready to sleep through the winter, I'm betting that you'll have a tricky time keeping it awake. You'll also have a hard time digging for worms and slugs in the winter.

If you've got a spot that will stay cool (40s through 50s) but won't freeze (garage, enclosed porch, unheated cellar, etc.), put that snake in there with an inch or so of a dry medium (shredded paper, aspen bedding, etc.), a water dish, a hide box, and one alternative hidebox with a damp medium - maybe take a little rubbermaid food storage container and cut a hole in it and fill it with damp sphagnum moss - so that it won't dry out.

Good luck,
Billy

Phillyherping