Thamnophis Christmas Curse

[snakeman]

What were the conditions the snakes were in.like where they were brumating.How long have they been brumating.Any little detail should help.my snakes are in the basement.I have mine in rubbermaid bins.Temps are 50-55.Thye are on papertowels with a waterbowl large enough for them to soak in and a hide.I cover them with a blanket so no light gets in.I only brumate for eight weeks no more.I never check on them.Even when they spill their water bowl.I have never seen any ill effects.Now if I can just keep them alive when they are out of brumation.This is the first year I brumated snakes together.I have my males in one bin and females in another.

[infernalis]

So sorry about your loss, Kyle. It really sucks! My favorite male Eastern escaped while in burmation....hoping he will show up.

Yeow Sid, Hope he turns up for you.

[anji1971]

So sorry for your loss, Kyle.
I've never brumated my snakes, and this doesn't make me any more keen to try it.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

awwwwe

I just peeked in on my brumating garters for the first time in a month today.... I keep a jug down there full of water and the oly time I disturb them is when the water needs refilled. I have their tanks stacked in the corner and theyre all covered with a blanket and every so often I just peer in on the water. Luckily, I've not had any incidents yet.... but I did pull a female eastern up 2 weeks after putting her down there after deciding that she had not put on quite enough weight after birthing to endure the 3 month period. They are coming up in a month or so.

[snakeman]

You guys got me freaking out also.I pulled my snakes out 5 days early.I I pulled them out because it was 60 where I was brumating them anyway.So I put them on my basement floor where it is about 65.I put the males in with the females.Two het albino flames are already locked up.Fingers are crossed.

[infernalis]

You guys got me freaking out also.I pulled my snakes out 5 days early.I I pulled them out because it was 60 where I was brumating them anyway.So I put them on my basement floor where it is about 65.I put the males in with the females.Two het albino flames are already locked up.Fingers are crossed.

Put me on the list, I'll go fill out the loan papers in the morning