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Here are a few pictures of one of my coachwhips. This one is a sonoran, and docile as a lamb.

Thanks.

Kevin

Lovely colouration!!...are your coachwhips begininng to slow down now ready for winter cooling?
My big lad is off his food and generally 'coming off the gas '
quite a bit.

regards Paul

My male piceus is beginning to slow down. My females, on the other hand, are still pounding mice like no tommorow. I fed my sonoran four adult mice in one feeding the other day, she has such a fast metabolism. She's very friendly and social though, loves to be out and explore
Kevin

What a beauty!!!

What winter temperature do you keep them?
Do you seperate the sexes?
What day length do you give them?
Humidity?

My male stopped eating as well, but the female is still hungry.
Do both sexes stop by them self? For how long?

Just some questions that came up.
I hope you (or someone else) can give me some answers!

Gilian

To add to Gilian's questions:

What substrates do people brumate their coachwhips/racers in??

I have taken Bill's lead and am using 'coir' (coconut fibre).
It seems to have a great texture,remaining moist but not too wet
and allows a passage of air.I heard peat can go stale leading to fungal or microbal growths.But I have allowed my snake a route back into dryer aspen if it requires it whilst brumating.
I notice oak leaf-mould is mentioned as a damp substrate ..interesting!!

I need some advice as this is the first time (brumation) for me
and a worrying time.
regards from the U.K. Paul

To answer everyone's questions...

I brumate mine at 45, but I've heard of people keeping them warmer. My male shuts down by himself, for about three months. It's like clockwork. My female would eat all winter if I let her. I seperate them for brumation, and will be pairing them up this spring for breeding, I'm hoping for some babies. I brumate them on coconut husk, humidity very very low.
Kevin

Thanks Kevin
Yeah,thats pretty much same for me (temp. and substrate)...my coachwhip is a little 'out of sync.'...as he did'nt get a brumation period last year due to being in a pet shop.I bought him last November and got him feeding and healthy through the winter,kept him going strong through the summer and he started to slow down on me last month.Hopefully he will be back on track when he warms up next Spring.
regards Paul

I go 55.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Thanks as well!!

Gilian

Hi Kevin,

thanks for the answers. 45 is much colder than I expected.
succes with trying to get eggs!

Thanks

Gilian