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temps for brumating

gelshark

gelshark

 
i have decided to brumate my 2 corns this year (not to breed as i'm quite sure they are both female)
i want to put them in the crawl space
the temp in there now is about mid to low 60's
will that be too warm for a successful sleep?
and if that is not too warm - about what temp do you start to worry is too warm?
i dont think that it will ever get too cold in there but perhaps it might get too warm - and if it does then i want to be able to rectify the situation if it occurs
ive tried searching for this answer but it alludes me
thanks in advance for help
 
If they're not breeding, why are you brumating? Also, what are their weights? I wouldn't put a snake through brumation if it's too thin.
 
Pepper said:
If they're not breeding, why are you brumating? Also, what are their weights? I wouldn't put a snake through brumation if it's too thin.
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Brumating can offer a welcome respite from husbandry chores. It also presents a natural condition for corns whose ancestors were found in the parts of the specie's range where there is significant seasonal temp differentiation.
 
Roy Munson said:
Brumating can offer a welcome respite from husbandry chores. It also presents a natural condition for corns whose ancestors were found in the parts of the specie's range where there is significant seasonal temp differentiation.
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And!! Regardless of textbook reading vs. actual experience, I took to heart the advice of a known breeder :cough:munsonator:cough: and brumated an 11g boa who hadn't eaten in roughly six months. She pulled through it with flying colors, and is now a whopping giant compared to her skinny self prior to. Google is a wonderful thing, but I prefer to listen to those who have been around the block...as does my lovely little snausage. <3
 
LBoz said:
And!! Regardless of textbook reading vs. actual experience, I took to heart the advice of a known breeder :cough:munsonator:cough: and brumated an 11g boa who hadn't eaten in roughly six months. She pulled through it with flying colors, and is now a whopping giant compared to her skinny self prior to. Google is a wonderful thing, but I prefer to listen to those who have been around the block...as does my lovely little snausage. <3
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I meant to bring that up, sort of. It's probably rare for most wild corns to reach breeding size (especially recommended breeding size for captives) by their first winter. So in much of their range, corns probably brumate regardless of first-winter maturity...
 
LBoz said:
And!! Regardless of textbook reading vs. actual experience, I took to heart the advice of a known breeder :cough:munsonator:cough: and brumated an 11g boa who hadn't eaten in roughly six months. She pulled through it with flying colors, and is now a whopping giant compared to her skinny self prior to. Google is a wonderful thing, but I prefer to listen to those who have been around the block...as does my lovely little snausage. <3
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Off topic a bit, but do you guys remember hearing a "trick" of brumating (for a short period) to snap back non eating hatching into the ...mood.
 
Lennycorn said:
Off topic a bit, but do you guys remember hearing a "trick" of brumating (for a short period) to snap back non eating hatching into the ...mood.
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David, that's exactly what I did with my rosy. At the advice of Dean, I brumated her for only six weeks. After that, it took her two weeks to take a pink, but she's been eating like a champ ever since. That was his exact advice..to brumate her for a short time to "reset" her. I was worried because by that time she's lost half of her neonatal body weight, so I didn't know if she'd pull through, but he said that she'd either make it or not, but if she didn't eat, she wouldn't make it in the end, anyway. Wise words from a wise breeder. I was only five months into the hobby and was scared of everything....that little girl taught me the lesson of patience. I've never been afraid of snakes going off feeds since. :)
 
i think that brumating them just might put that fire back in their eyes - also, i think they were taking for granted the nice hot meals being prepared for them -
but seriously - i was considering shortening the brumation if the temp doesnt cool down much more in there - also they seemed to want to do a brumation - i think the days shortening triggered some sort of natural instinct - they didnt come out and play as much
i might monitor the temps in the garage and see if that is a better place - i did notice a mouse in there yesterday - maybe a brumating snake or two will deter the mouse from taking up residence
thanks for all the help
 
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