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Posted by Classic_Dums on January 19, 2003 at 05:12:38:
In Reply to: Re: Hibernation posted by jagomez64 on January 19, 2003 at 04:48:22:
I would think it would be fine if they released it if it had enough body weight. Nature is a wonderful thing and snakes have good instincts. I looked up some info on the net about what they eat in the wild, they eat a variety of things, such as small lizards, eggs, other snakes and rodents. I would try to get it eating rodents though. They also need to release it as close to where they found it as possible. You might also want to tell them that in Illinois it is illegal to keep anything native to the state. Maybe that will keep them from keeping anymore-wild caught snakes. Milks are few and far between because of over collection for the pet trade. At least they are in the part of Illinois I am from which isn't that far from Chicago. Hope this helps some.
Danni :) SMILE
:the only problem I see is that milks are cannibals and rodent eaters,it may not be a milk snake,as far as the rest of your questions just keep'em warm continue feeding and as soon as the warm weather comes around mother nature will do the rest-jorge let me know what kind of snake it was.:I'm a boid collector, so I really know nothing about hibernation of colubrids. I was out to dinner with a bunch of people the other night and one of the people knew I was a snake collector. She told me she caught a milk snake outside of the Chicagoland area. She has had it in a terrarium since August feeding it crickets. She wants to let it go in the Spring. First of all, they are rodent eaters, right? Secondly, will it hurt the snake if it does not hibernate this winter? Can you let it go this Spring after being held captive? Will it hibernate again next Winter? Do I have to adopt this snake from her? Thanks for your help in advance!!!
::-Dan
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