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Originally Posted by Cazador
You'll probably get a lot of different opinions on that one, Roy. I change the water and wash their water bowls every 10 days to 2 weeks, but I haven't heard of any "rule." This always involves a little bit of handling, but I try to make it as quick as possible. I just don't want bacteria to build up in their water dishes. As far as the Carefresh, I steer clear of particularly dusty bedding material that could enter their lung(s). I probably error on the side of being over cautious, but I tried using bark bedding and am even considering going back to paper towels. I wouldn't even consider bark near birth. The bark looks much better and makes it easier to clean up feces/urates, but it makes the snakes dusty and dulls their coloration... not to mention the potential effect on their lung(s). These are just my personal preferences, though.
Rick
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Well, this is my first time putting any of my snakes into brumation. My other 2 are fine and eating regularly, but after reading this I'm a little nervous. My male (in hibernation) is in my laundry room, on a cement floor, next to an outside wall. The thermometer stays at 56 or 57 without much movement. I put a box over the aquarium so it stays dark, but leave half the top flap open to allow for ventilation. No condensation on the glass, so I think I'm good. I'm using the forest floor bedding (100% natural cypress mulch), but he just stays curled up in a ball under his hide but on top of the substrate.
I don't want to bother him too much and other than to change the water and make sure he's still breathing, I don't handle him at all. I'm not so sure he even moves out of his hide at all. If he's not burrowing under the mulch, should I replace it with paper towels? I thought I was trying to make him as comfy as possible, but now I'm not so sure. I don't want to keep bothering if I don't have to. I know what I'm like when I want to sleep and someone bothers me. LOL
Another question. Just of interest. Do they accually sleep in brumation, or are they just sedated and mellow.
Thanks everyone. This site is great for getting the info you need and to make our lives much easier.
Mike