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Brumation problem...

ButtersCorns4life

ButtersCorns4life

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OK, well I am getting ready to brumate my snakes. I have done all the correct things up til now, because I dont know if they can do this...

They are a good size, they have empty bellies, and their cages are nice and clean for the upcoming weeks. But since my mom doesn't want to cool down a portion of the house, would I still be able to cool my snakes in a 65-70 degree room?

As long as the lights are off, it will stay at about this temp, until about mid December when the ground freezes and the basement were I keep my snakes will get a little cooler 63-65 degrees.

Will this be adequate for my snakes to brumate? Or do I need to find somewhere even cooler?

Thanks for your time and help.
 
I've brumated in the lower 60's. Usually I brumate my animals in plastic tubs in a closet on the floor where it's cooler. You can also cover the tubs with a blanket to make it very dark. I think the complete darkness keeps them quieter than just low temps.
 
You will need somewhere colder that 65-70 or they will lose too much body weight for breeding. 63-65 might work but I will still be worried about loss of body weight unless those were the occasional highs and not the average temp.
 
The other option is to simply shorten the brumation period. I, personally, bring my whole room down to 58. I take about ten days to get there, keep it there for about 70 days and then take about 10 days to get the animals back to 82.

However, I have friends in the industry who get pretty impressive breeding stats by only keeping their animals at the low end for half that time. It won't work for montane species but Corns seem to be pretty flexible.
 
On the floor or in a cupboard on an outside wall should be the coldest place in the room.
 
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