Hello,
I've picked-up quite a few adult milks, kings and corns over the summer and want to brumate them to induce a stronger breeding repsonse in spring. How do you all go about dropping the temps? Assuming every snakes has digested their last meal(s) and they're currently being kept at a temp gradient of 78-86 degrees, do I drop them to 55 all at once or gradually lower the temps? I'd hate to lose any of the snakes or have them become sick so I'm open to your experiences and advise.
Thanks,
Charlton
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How to drop temps for brumation?
kangaskritters
Oct 29, 2009 11:41 AM
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JYohe
Oct 29, 2009 04:31 PM
.......stop food for three weeks ....I do 4 even..
...and I BET you CANNOT find a place in a house right now at 55....unless you have an ac unit on....
and if so...you can set ac unit for a temp and drop it a few degrees a day as you wish....
I just take them from snake room to spare room next to rodent room....and right now it is not close to the correct temp....but some snakes are there anyways...no choice....they stopped eating .....so they went down...even if it isn't down too much....
there is a window open right above them...they are in basement...so it will drop ....and it is cooler than the snake room...where it is from 79 to 86 degrees.....
....and yes I take them from cool to room and heat them up all in one day......and feed after like 5 days to a week later???...
(I have taken them from cool to warm and fed them the same day)....do not...!
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