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Invisible Snake
12-18-2012, 10:26 PM
So I originally had a trio of Marcianus in a fridge for brumation where the temps were in the low 40's F which might be too low for southern species of garters, so I took them out of the fridge (they were in there for a full 7 days) and place them in a drafty room where the temps were in the high 60's F in hopes that this would cool them down for breeding. This past weekend I went into their enclosure to check on them and change their water bowl and I saw a few tiny slugs. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated :)

*Btw they were all housed together while in the fridge and in the drafty room*

ConcinusMan
12-19-2012, 01:48 AM
Shouldn't be drafty at all. Just cool. Don't know what to say about the slugs but they probably aren't hurting anything.

Light of Dae
12-19-2012, 07:13 AM
They probably were used to the temps then the slightly warmer temps encouraged a girl to pop out a few slugs. That's my guess.

ConcinusMan
12-19-2012, 03:23 PM
Ummm.... what kind of slugs are we talking about? I thought you meant actual slugs! Like garden slugs. :p

guidofatherof5
12-19-2012, 03:28 PM
Unfertilized eggs/ovum.

Greg'sGarters
12-23-2012, 06:33 PM
I would try to keep the temps around 53-56 degrees for a southern species of Thamnophis. Once the temps get out of the 50's they might think it is out of brumation time.