Running out of tricks, need advice

[Cazador]

Good job Stephan. I'd like to tell you the time will fly by, but it rarely does without others running around. Maybe it'll free up some time for those other projects, though. Best,

Rick

[adamanteus]

Stefan, don't worry, she'll be fine. She knows what she's doing!

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, yeah. It's just something I do. If I pretend to expect the worst, everything always turns out okay.

[Stefan-A]

So now she's been in hibernation for a week. The temperature is a bit high, at 9.5 degrees Celsius, due to exceptionally warm weather. Trying to lower it a bit.

She's quite lethargic, but still responsive. She doesn't move around, but she did flick her tongue and kept an eye on me when I checked up on her today.

[Zephyr]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

Just as the last of the worm is in the snakes throat, before she closes her mouth, you delicately place a piece of fish or pinky in, directly behind it....so the swallowing action of the snake continues uninterrupted. It takes a bit of practice but it works well for me.

I did this with my big boy Cremepuff and now he takes them without scenting or any other tricks.

[Stefan-A]

Two weeks. Still doing great, same as a week ago.

[Stefan-A]

Just a couple of days left until she's been under for 4 weeks. I just moved her to a spot that's somewhere between room temperature and brumation temperature.

Still a couple of questions. How soon after moving her to the terrarium (room temperature) is it okay to turn the heat lamp on and how soon is it okay to try feeding?

[Snaky]

You may do it instantly to the good temperature. I do it in about 1 week.

If she's at the correct temperature, wait a day or 4 and try offering her food, I'll be doing that .

[Stefan-A]

Okay, thanks.

I guess this is one of those processes that you have to be guided through once. Next on the list is probably force feeding.

[Snaky]

Let's hope you won't need it