winter to my snakes

zooplan · 10-28-2007, 03:42 PM

This is my very Spartan set up to brumate my snakes:

all snakes are off feed for more than two weeks
tomorrow they´ll have to move

brandon0133 · 10-28-2007, 03:55 PM

why do people do this and is it basically letting them hibernate?

zooplan · 10-28-2007, 11:22 PM

brumating is to set the biological clock back to start and will support the production of sperm to the males.
This is my refrigerator for brumating, the "in" temperature is in the room, "out" is within and will go down to 10°C (50°F) during the next weeks.

reptileparadise · 10-29-2007, 03:25 AM

Very nice frig for brumation!

zooplan · 10-29-2007, 04:10 AM

before my snakes go down to the cellar each has to be weighted on the scales

brandon0133 · 10-29-2007, 07:26 AM

man thats hardcore,,lol,,putting them in a refridge,,lol,,, u must breed the snakes i take it

reptileparadise · 10-29-2007, 08:53 AM

Very nice! I planned on weighing the snakes this year as well. Could you post snake weight and age around here (or drop me an PM...) I'm always interested in those kind of things!

florian · 10-29-2007, 08:56 AM

I have brought my snakes into cellar on saturday. So i am sitting in my room don´t know what to look at. Ok there is my university stuff, but...
It is the first time i burmate my snakes and it is quite exciting for me.

LushLulu85 · 10-29-2007, 02:19 PM

this will be my first year burmating my snakes so i am a bit worried. i dont have scales to weigh them, does that matter? i am guessing it is just to make sure they are not loosing to much weight? i will be putting mine in my garrage i just need to check the temp in there just so i know it will be ok. is it 50f it needs to be? is that all the time or is there a diff temp day and night? if so then what is it? lol thanks xxxx

reptileparadise · 10-29-2007, 02:36 PM

weighing is just something I do for 'fun'. Never done it before, and all my snakes survived brumation so far!

I keep them at 'outdoor' temps. Slightly colder at night then during the day.
But I never let them freeze! Usually around 7 to 10 celcius. At night aroud 4 tot 5...

10-28-2007, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
zooplan "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 815 Country:	winter to my snakes This is my very Spartan set up to brumate my snakes: all snakes are off feed for more than two weeks tomorrow they´ll have to move __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

10-28-2007, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
brandon0133 "Second shed, A Success" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: salisbury,nc Posts: 265 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes why do people do this and is it basically letting them hibernate?

10-28-2007, 11:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
zooplan "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 815 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes brumating is to set the biological clock back to start and will support the production of sperm to the males. This is my refrigerator for brumating, the "in" temperature is in the room, "out" is within and will go down to 10°C (50°F) during the next weeks. __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

10-29-2007, 03:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
reptileparadise "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Achtmaal Posts: 800 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes Very nice frig for brumation!

10-29-2007, 04:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
zooplan "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 815 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes before my snakes go down to the cellar each has to be weighted on the scales __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

10-29-2007, 07:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
brandon0133 "Second shed, A Success" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: salisbury,nc Posts: 265 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes man thats hardcore,,lol,,putting them in a refridge,,lol,,, u must breed the snakes i take it

10-29-2007, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
reptileparadise "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Achtmaal Posts: 800 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes Very nice! I planned on weighing the snakes this year as well. Could you post snake weight and age around here (or drop me an PM...) I'm always interested in those kind of things!

10-29-2007, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
florian Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 5 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes I have brought my snakes into cellar on saturday. So i am sitting in my room don´t know what to look at. Ok there is my university stuff, but... It is the first time i burmate my snakes and it is quite exciting for me.

10-29-2007, 02:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
LushLulu85 "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: stockport, Greater Manchester, uk Posts: 1,550 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes this will be my first year burmating my snakes so i am a bit worried. i dont have scales to weigh them, does that matter? i am guessing it is just to make sure they are not loosing to much weight? i will be putting mine in my garrage i just need to check the temp in there just so i know it will be ok. is it 50f it needs to be? is that all the time or is there a diff temp day and night? if so then what is it? lol thanks xxxx __________________ Lulu 1.1.3 T. M. Marcianus (Albino), Sissle, Kia and the sprogs 1.1.0 T. S. Tetrataenia, Clyde & Bonnie

10-29-2007, 02:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
reptileparadise "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Achtmaal Posts: 800 Country:	Re: winter to my snakes weighing is just something I do for 'fun'. Never done it before, and all my snakes survived brumation so far! I keep them at 'outdoor' temps. Slightly colder at night then during the day. But I never let them freeze! Usually around 7 to 10 celcius. At night aroud 4 tot 5...

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