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Winter hibernation in warm climate ?

ohannah Dec 21, 2005 04:10 PM

Hi

I live in a country where winters are very mild. What I want to ask, is it possible to successfully simulate winter pre-breeding conditions for corn snakes and other colubrids with temperatures of 78 F daytime and 70-74 F nighttime? (Perhaps with light manipulations, etc.?) It seems it’s as cold as it gets naturally.

Thank you for all the help.

Natalia

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jyohe Dec 21, 2005 07:22 PM

yes.......with corns...you can keep them around 82 all summer and drop them to 75 for 3 months and still feed them half the normal food and drop the lights by a few hours a day and they will breed just well..........

.......I keep them in a room the same temp all year and feed all year and they still breed.......and lay.....
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