Re: Black Ratsnake Striking, Handling during Bromide

Posted by CptvBrdr on January 12, 2001 at 02:20:44:

In Reply to: Black Ratsnake Striking, Handling during Bromide posted by Brent on January 10, 2001 at 10:27:34:

I would suggest you either warm him up and feed him or cool him down further and brumate him.
At 70F, he is too warm to go into full brumation, and therefore his metabolism is still high enough to burn too many calories. At the same time he is too cool to adequately digest food, and can't replace the calories used.
He should have access to a warm area in the cage of 80F or so for normal activity. Brumation temperature should be around 55F.

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: I would suggest you either warm him up and feed him or cool him down further and brumate him. : At 70F, he is too warm to go into full brumation, and therefore his metabolism is still high enough to burn too many calories. At the same time he is too cool to adequately digest food, and can't replace the calories used. : He should have access to a warm area in the cage of 80F or so for normal activity. Brumation temperature should be around 55F.

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