coastal python hibernation

[AjHenry]

Could any one tell me about this? I have never had a python before, well not long term any way and don't really know enough about them. I know that my beardies will be going into hibnate soon, do these guys do the same and about when do they do it? What do I need to do for them? When do I stop feeding him?
Thank you Corrina

 

[RELLIK81]

how old is it??


if its only young then there is no need to hibernate them....i only hibernate if i want to breed them.....

 

[DA_GRIZ]

i'm putting mine into brumation very soon. if its under a year old i wouldn't brumate it but if older you can do it no problems, you wanna give them a good feed just before you do it. and only heat for a few hours a day, also reptiles brumate not hibernate

 

[SNAKEBOY33]

i'm putting mine into brumation very soon. If its under a year old i wouldn't brumate it but if older you can do it no problems, you wanna give them a good feed just before you do it. And only heat for a few hours a day, also reptiles brumate not hibernate

pretty sure you dont want to give them a good feed just before mate.

 

[dtulip10]

pretty sure you dont want to give them a good feed just before mate.

yeah ya do cooling can be tough on under fed snakes

 

[SNAKEBOY33]

Do you still say give them a good feed just before backing the heat off?

 

[dtulip10]

you dont back the heat off all at once. i will give them a few heavy feeds the weeks leeding to cooling and no food in the week where i drop the temps but only decrease temps a couple of degrees a day not all at once.

 

[Feurety]

thought it was at the end of april u cool coastals .. ?

 

[dtulip10]

thought it was at the end of april u cool coastals .. ?

usualy yes around the end of april

 

[SNAKEBOY33]

Sounds perfect but this is a new guys first post, could have ended up not so good with a gut full of rat and no heat.

 

[dtulip10]

yes thats why he is asking questions and why we are all contributing