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Ok... I have this pair of baby Russian sand boas. Obviously it gets very cold in Russia and so I'm brumating these guys for 6 weeks at 50 degrees as per the breeder's instructions. I've never brumated snakes before. We took them out yesterday to offer them water. They're always able to move around but they don't drink. We noticed that they are sort of gaping their cloacas. Not really a prolapse sort of thing, but with some pink sticking out a few millimeters. As far as we can tell they're just sitting there with their cloacas open. I'm worried because their humidity is pretty low. Help!
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

How long did you have them off feed before you cooled them?

We kept them warm for three weeks after we got them, and didn't feed them in that time....
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

I would think that should have been sufficient to clear their guts. I don't know..50 deg F seems sort of cool to me, but then again I'm not an expert on that species.

Bruce Miller said upper 40's low 50's, and he has lots of experience with them. We'll probably try to give him a call tomorrow, but it's New Year's and all.
Should I put some sort of cream on their vents to keep them from drying out?
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

It probably wouldn't hurt anything. Preparation-H? Just kidding. Maybe some Neosporin or something like that.