Thanks James. Since this particular snake seems to do ok without brumating I'll leave him as is, but sometime in the future I plan on a couple of additions and will have to learn all the ins and outs of brumation at some point....

I have a while as I have to wait until our overall pet population dwindles a bit. Hubby instated a moratorium on pets and I really don't blame him. We've had a rough run with dogs lately. Our female great dane has decided that she should rid the planet of various other living creatures including the cat she grew up with, the neutered male dog she grew up with, and last summer went after a person. It's all I can do to keep her occupied without allowing her to be a danger to anyone/thing! She's our youngest pet, so someday when she's lived her life out here, I'll add more snakeys and another Dane.