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Okay hey guys, i know you're all probally getting sick of me always asking questions- but i have another one. sorry - if my snake is hibernating.. should he still be feeding? i wasn't sure and i've tried a couple of times.. with no luck so thats why i'm asking? thank you, again.
-alex

No,
Don't feed while in hibernation.Its the fastest way to kill your snake if it did actually eat.
They need heat to help digest or the food will just sit in its gut and rot.
Shannon

>>Okay hey guys, i know you're all probally getting sick of me always asking questions- but i have another one. sorry - if my snake is hibernating.. should he still be feeding? i wasn't sure and i've tried a couple of times.. with no luck so thats why i'm asking? thank you, again.
>> -alex

Well, if the temp. is cool enough for your snake to be hibernating(brumating)then you should be letting it do just that, brumate. They will typically take drinks of water during this time, but you should NOT be feeding the snake if it is beeing "cooled down" for the winter. The snake will not be able to properly digest it's meal in these cool conditions, and the food item will rot in the gut instead. This in turn will lead to the snake regurgitating whats left of the meal,and can cause many health issues!!.........either brumate your snake, or do not..............Also, if it HAS eaten something recently, and you are going to let it brumate for the winter, make sure you wait, and give the snake two(2) weeks to digest(and deficate) anything before you lower the temp. back down. This will allow the snake to "purge" anything in it's system so it does not rot and make the snake sick. This is VERY important......hope this helps....................Doug
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