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    Thamnophis Collectus Josh's Avatar
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    Im in trouble. It has been 2 weeks in brumation .

    and im not pleased
    I did not intend to put my babies into brumation but they would not eat so i firgured they would be fine but there belly are begining to crease and are a light shade of blue previous to white i feel useless because they wont eat.
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    Re: Im in trouble. It has been 2 weeks in brumation .

    Thats hard Josh and hard to give the right advice.
    Have you warmend them up again yet?
    Allready waiting for the sommer
    best wishes bis bald Udo
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    Re: Im in trouble. It has been 2 weeks in brumation .

    that sounds scary
    I'm no expert, but I'd warm 'em up and see if you can get 'em to eat
    rhea
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    Re: Im in trouble. It has been 2 weeks in brumation .

    I would keep them cool for only a very short time, then warm them up again and hope it was long enough to fool them. Good luck, Josh. Keep us informed on what you decide to do.
    James.

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    Re: Im in trouble. It has been 2 weeks in brumation .

    Put them on a light timer. Warm them up, then gradually increase the length of day until you are on a 16 hour day.

    In the meanwhile, check them for parasites with a vet. Brumating a snake with a parasite load can cause this weight loss you are seeing, and can also create a failure to eat.
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