It's brumation time...

[Zephyr]

AND I'M FREAKING OUT. Most of my snakes are refusing food; Fatty not included. I intended to start cooling them down at the end of the month: Now I think the snakes have decided they're going to brumate right NOW.

So, I'm looking at next next week Monday as d-day for putting them in the fridge.
My main question though is, should I keep their temps up right now?
The males are already cool-er. They'll be moved to the basement next week, and then they'll be put into the fridge, but the females are all "crammed" into a communal tank with temps in the low 80's. They've been given their last meal opportunity today.
So do I keep the temps up and let them metabolize the meals fast, or should I let them digest the stuff slowly and let the temps drop to room temp?

[Snake lover 3-25]

i thought you were suposed to stopp feeding at least 2 wks b4 brumation....... i'd wait.... dont chance the food rotting in their stomachs......

[Zephyr]

No no no, I don't mean I'm gonna shove them in the fridge right now. XD
I just want to get an opinion on whether or not to keep the temps high.

[Snake lover 3-25]

ooo lol idk..... mine usually stop eating in sept and i just leave them be until around november then i start to lover the temps and they go down to the coolest temps on christmas...... come out march 1........

[Zephyr]

Do you think I could skip the fridge and simply move them to my basement?
It gets around 65-68 down here during the winter...

[Snake lover 3-25]

i try and get mine down to 60 at the coolest point...... but do you really stick them in the fridge????

[Zephyr]

I'm going to buy a fridge specifically for the purpose of brumating.
AKA "stick them in the fridge."
lol

[Snake lover 3-25]

oooooo lol i had no idea what you ment lol but arent fridges air tight?

[Zephyr]

oooooo lol i had no idea what you ment lol but arent fridges air tight?

...
That is a very good point you bring up...
Okay, now I'm thinking that finding a cold, quiet place in the basement may be a better way to brumate.

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol yup.... what i do as im taking them down is
turn off their lights 1 week
put them under my bed 1 week (or covered in the same room they are kept in)
put them covered in the bathroom 1 week
put them covered in the basement 2 months
repeat same steps backwards