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We were hit by this crazy ice storm Thursday night in the northeast. Trees were broken in half like match sticks everywhere which in turn ripped down power lines and broke a lot of utility poles. I was out of town when the storn hit and couldn't get back until Saturday night. I now have a generator hooked up for power to the house. My snakes that I was not planning on cooling (milks, hogs, and a corn) were cooled down to about 55 degrees when I got home.

My question is should I keep them cooled for a while now, or slowly bring them back up to temp?

Thanks for any and all recommendations.

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Joe

I bet two days at 55 wont make much difference.They may not eat for a few days though. Those milks arevery bright,How old are those ?
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"You look like a guy caught smugling reptiles in his pants" John McCain to David Letterman
Doug L

They are 07's.
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Joe

I agree with Doug.. 2 days at 55 should not be a big issue and if I was not planning to hibernate them then I would warm them back up.

All of my adults go down in the winter, but I keep a bunch of heat packs on hand and I have a large Igloo cooler with a bunch of snake bags ready to go just in case we lose power in the winter and i need to keep my younger animals that are not being hibernated warm for a couple of days.

Always be prepared! Obviously, I was a boy scout..

~ Mike Russo

Nice band count on the little pyro Mike!! I just picked two up yesterday at a show. They are not that nice though!

Mike tell us about that mt king
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"You look like a guy caught smugling reptiles in his pants" John McCain to David Letterman
Doug L

Der,lol. JK, realize that snakes dont have perfect conditions in the wild regardless of home range. If they have been kept "up", some real low temps will cease digestion and may induce regurging. Its a bad thing to put em down from there(if you hadnt planned it previous)because their system isnt cleaned out.
By the way, being the least observant news person around, the Boston area didnt get much at all of that storm, strange how bad you got it....must have been one of those super-cell storms eh? My buddy in N.Brookfield says his place is a MESS, lots of flooding in Hudson....weather is here, wish you were beautiful.

Thanks Jeff. It's pretty bad around here, trees broken and branches down everywhere, downed powerlines, utility services ripped off homes.

Gotta love generators and wireless internet cards!

By the way, weather is HERE and you wish I were beautiful??? LOL

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Joe

Couldnt resist. That other eastern is cleaning up nice huh?

that damn Margaritaville song stuck in my head......

.......great..............
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Jerry Kruse

"Yesterday is history.....tomorrow is a mystery.........but today is a gift -- that is why it is called the present". - Master Oogway

Bimbo limbo is where I've been
I know you know that it's wearing me thin
The times are changing, and it's about time
I'm rearrangin' all the guilt in my mind

I'm looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt
Smart woman who knows how to flirt
Smart woman got a mind of her own
Smart woman that'll take me home
Take me home

We've all been there at one time or another brother......rock on. A little Cabo Wabo, a decent game of pool........and another Lampropeltis by 10:30am Express.........life is good........
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Jerry Kruse

"Yesterday is history.....tomorrow is a mystery.........but today is a gift -- that is why it is called the present". - Master Oogway