Quote Originally Posted by Snake lover 3-25 View Post
it may already have stopped eating because it was getting prepared for brumation..... you can try and feed it but don't be too surpriesd if it doesn't show any reaction to the food.... just keep checking in and asking questions on here and we will all help you with brumation ect.... but so far it sounds like you're doing a great job for your snake.... o one more thing it may not be eating also because it is too cold... you can give it a lamp and warm him up soon... but if i was right about him not eating because he is going into a brumation state then it prob won't eat even with the extra warmth.
So it can be in brumation and active (defecating/urinating, moving about)? I thought they'd be sleeping (sorry for noob-ness). Thing I'm worried is how do I tell if it's just not eating, say due to brumation and is doing well or if it's not eating because of some other reason and not doing well.

Also for heat/light, what do you recommend and how warm should I go? The care sheet online I saw says 60-70 range with a bask spot of 70, is that correct? I would've honestly gotten it the equipment already, but I am afraid that if its not adjusting at all that the equipment will end up for nothing. Believe me, if it eats, I'd go out and buy it a good cage because then I'd know that it's doing well and has adjusted...

Then again, it appears that releasing it in the wild would mean certain death for it too...I want to do it good but don't want to buy up a nice cage with all the accessories if it wont make it in captivity. It's tough, I want to do what's best for it but at the same time I'm limited in what I can do.