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Brumation??

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StevenSavage

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I was listening to my friend talk about his bearded dragon and he explained to me what brumation was and that his dragon was currently in it... Do Corn snakes enter Brumation is there anything I should be doing?
 
No you do not have to brumate your corn.
It's an helpful tool in breeding your adult snake in the comming season.
 
If you're not breeding your snake, don't worry about it. If you ARE, some would still advise that you don't worry about it. If you ARE, specify, and we can take it from there.
 
Corns brumate in the wild, but this is mainly a mechanism that they evolved because their prey animals are fewer in numbers during the winter. Being able to stay relatively dormant (although it's not as complete a shutdown as hibernation) helps the snake eat less during the months of slim pickings. As you guarantee their food all year round, there's no practical need for them to brumate in captivity.

If you decide to breed one day, brumation will allow you a measure of control over when they're ready for mating in the Spring. And if you have a warehouse full of them, putting them down to brumate for a couple of months will give you a well-deserved holiday!
 
Not all cornsnakes will brumate, even in the wild. It all depends upon how cold the winters get. My guess is that in S. Florida, the snakes are out most of the time as it rarely gets that cold. Here in SC, it gets below freezing in the winter and everything goes to sleep. If you keep the temps up your snakes will remain active. I only brumate animals that I'm going to breed. I've done both brumation and non brumation for breeding and had far better results when I brumate.
 
Yes, agreed. The statement made by Bitsy is that they all brumate regardless in the wild. If the temperatures are such that they need to brumate, they will. Otherwise they'll remain active and out all year round. This is true of most species of snake that would normally brumate in winter months.
 
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