How to bring a snake out of brumation safely?

[ConcinusMan]

I just bring them out in the a.m. and let them stay in their tubs at room temp for most of the day. Then just put them right back in their normal home, then turn on their heat and let it warm to normal temps. There's really no need to be gradual about it. The gradual cooling and fasting you do before putting them in is necessary so they know what's up and their bodies can prepare and make the necessary metabolic changes. Bringing them out is different. No need to worry about being gradual. Even after fully warming up, they won't be themselves for a while. They'll be a little sluggish. They'll adjust in a few days or a week.

If I watch the ground temperature monitors around here at the approximate depth that they hibernate at, there's very little change from the dead of winter to a week of 70's in the spring. It's only a couple of degrees that prompts the snakes to come out. When they do, they warm right up. They don't do it gradually. One day they're under ground where it stays in the 40's, and the next day they're in the sun and their bodies are warmed into the 80's.