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14-Jan-08, 08:53 PM
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G'day,
I am just about to purchase my first snake, a Diamond Python. I have read that they need to be hybernated every year, however I have had advice from snake retailers that say hybernation is not necessary unless I intend to breed from it. Is this true??
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14-Jan-08, 08:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Melb Age/Gender: 18  | | | |
yes...
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14-Jan-08, 08:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: The far and bewildered mountainside of the strange region of Carpathia Age/Gender: 34 | | | |
No that's not true, not for diamonds anyway. Most diamond breeders keep hatchlings warm during their first winter and from then on they start to cool them each winter. Cooling a diamond over winter is beneficial for the longterm health of the animal. After all, they are a cold weather python.
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14-Jan-08, 09:29 PM
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No mainland snakes hibernate, brumation is a more accurate term as most stay active to some extent and continue to drink. Hibernation involves the animal becoming torpid and neither feeding or drinking.
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15-Jan-08, 01:11 AM
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i just turn the temps down for my girl through winter
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15-Jan-08, 10:21 AM
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what about a port mac?
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15-Jan-08, 02:21 PM
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G'day Dazza
What temp do you turn it down to in Winter and do you cease feeding her during this time?
Thanks
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15-Jan-08, 02:24 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Melb Age/Gender: 18 | | | |
i just use low watt globes in winter...
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15-Jan-08, 02:25 PM
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Thanks Serpenttongue and Boa for your replies. Would you be able to send me any info on caring for Diamonds and related to their hybernation?
Much appreciated, Kishla
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