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03-Mar-08, 07:47 AM
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i have two spotted and two port macs three months old should i let them hibernate this year or are they to young
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03-Mar-08, 07:55 AM
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no you dont have to worrie about it while they are young, keep
thier heat up and keep feeding it wont hurt them at all and they will have a chance to grow
a bit over winter.
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03-Mar-08, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by denno3367  i have two spotted and two port macs three months old should i let them hibernate this year or are they to young | Snakes don't hibernate they bruminate. At three months old they are way too young to be cooled and should be kept throughout the year at similar temps as you have them at now, and keep feeding them throughout the year so they grow.
The reason adult snakes are cooled through winter is to stimulate them into breeding condition. I don't think you need to worry about this for a few years yet.
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03-Mar-08, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Colin Snakes don't hibernate they bruminate. At three months old they are way too young to be cooled and should be kept throughout the year at similar temps as you have them at now, and keep feeding them throughout the year so they grow.
The reason adult snakes are cooled through winter is to stimulate them into breeding condition. I don't think you need to worry about this for a few years yet. | ok thanks heaps for that
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03-Mar-08, 01:40 PM
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With dragons you wait till they are fully grown/mature.... so if you have a juveniles that is fully developed you can brumate without health problems...
I gather it would be the same for snakes ....interesting Q?
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