Losses in Brumation.

[Zephyr]

Well... Assuming that garters in captivity are the only ones with access to "bowls of water" how would species brumating away from water sources soak?
I think the main problem is that we don't have any good data from inside an actual garter den.

[Stefan-A]

Well... Assuming that garters in captivity are the only ones with access to "bowls of water" how would species brumating away from water sources soak?

I suppose they wouldn't.

[Zephyr]

I suppose they wouldn't.

So then they'd be relying strictly on environmental humidity... Hmm.

[Stefan-A]

So then they'd be relying strictly on environmental humidity... Hmm.

Those that don't brumate in places where water gathers. Underground the humidity would still probably be close to 100% (<-- Note: figure pulled out of arse. Read very, very high humidity.)

[Zephyr]

Those that don't brumate in places where water gathers. Underground the humidity would still probably be close to 100% (<-- Note: figure pulled out of arse. Read very, very high humidity.)

lol
Arse.
So I guess we've found one of the main problems to be ambient humidity.
What about resp. infections?

[adamanteus]

What about resp. infections?

Time for me to pull something out of my arse......
Isn't the risk of any type of infection greatly reduced at very low temperatures?

[Stefan-A]

Time for me to pull something out of my arse......
Isn't the risk of any type of infection greatly reduced at very low temperatures?

I've got nothing.

On one hand, microbes would be far less active at low temperatures, but on the other hand, there's the issue of whether or not the temperature has a significant effect on snake's ability to fight them.

[Stefan-A]

lol
Arse.

Yes, unfortunately we cannot say the word that Bender uses the most. It comes out like this: ***.