Hibernation

[BuggieSmuggler]

This whole topic is one that I have found hard to get my head around.
As with lots of hobbies those that know have EARNED the right to know & the rest of us ( I'm talking about myself) are in the process of learning.

I would like to think that a keeper can both breed snakes & have snakes live a long time. I wonder if by not cooling at all we shorten the life of our snakes.

I'm sorry but I don't give a darn about the brumation vs hibernation argument. I'm more interested in the healthiest way to keep all my pythons. It's hard getting info that's consistent on all areas of herping, for me it's a process of elimination & trial & error. I really don't know what arguments like this do except stroke egos!!!

Artie, showed me a great cooling protocol for diamonds that I think was given to him by a zoo keeper. It included the point that even if you're keeping diamonds in an area that is their natural area, if they are not outdoors & have all the available choices that the wild gives them, you as a keeper need to give them those choices artificially. Like a couple hours of (sunlight) heat even in winter.

Love you to post the full version of that on the forum Artie.

[Slateman]

I was just looking at year old posts to look up information about cooling. Interesting reading folks.

[tourett]

Very intresting Slatey but still has me in 2 minds as to what to do.
Tourett

[saxon]

I have some wild diamonds in my roof at the moment(big ones) and through winter we see them hanging out in the gutter catchin some rays.

Saxon