I was wondering what the water conditions would be like in a hibernaculum.I see snakes come out in the spring with water blisters that I assume is from being in water.Do you think that the water they drink is partly fouled.Do they have fresh water for those 4 months? Are conditions so humid that they dont drink ?

I will guess that a snake goes into the hibernaculum after not eating for a few weeks so its intestines may be clean.Just like we do as keepers.So the winter home may be somewhat clean in that respect.If they do drink water thats not as clean as we may like do the intestinal enzymes and gastric fluids help them to clean the potential parasites? After all they can disolve the bones of a rodent.



I don't think there is anything wrong with using bleach as I stated above i use it.But as a purley academic study I find these questions worth talking about.

I agree with you here FR,some people don't want to learn from the animal they rather have the animal learn from them.



Wonder how they would deal with these guys?

I know my wife would never allow that sort of behavoir.

LOL



Ill email you this post in case they erase it.Im curious to hear your thoughts
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