All the adults are officially out of brumation!!!

[Primal Rage]

Hey guys!! As some of you know my adult Hondurans were brumated for the first time this season. I started warming them up about a week ago. Since then they have all been chilling on the warm sides of their racks. Today I tried feeding all of them...Low and behold they all ate... Hopefully, this is a sign of good things to come! Here are some more crappy cell phone pics of my adults enjoying their first post brumation meal.(Technically this is Athenas second meal)
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg565/fullHOLLOW/ApolloEating.jpg
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg565/fullHOLLOW/AthenaEating.jpg
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg565/fullHOLLOW/CapricaEating.jpg
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg565/fullHOLLOW/NaginiEating.jpg
first pic is male extreme apollo,second pic is extreme female athena,third pic is extreme pinner caprica,forth pic is nagini my new extreme female

[Mikoh4792]

Looking good. During brumation do you not bother them at all?(No cleaning, water...etc)

[Primal Rage]

Looking good. During brumation do you not bother them at all?(No cleaning, water...etc)

Yes, I do "bother" them. Every 2-3 days I use a laser temp gun to monitor their individual rack temps. Also I change the water at least once a week if not more. Towards the end of November thru December they are not fed, to empty out their GI track. So there is not really any excrement to clean during this period. I put a blanket over the rack to almost eliminate light during this time as well. After talking with a couple other breeders I might try to just limit their light next season versus cooling them. This will depend on my fertility rates.Keep ya posted..Take care man!!

[Mikoh4792]

Yes, I do "bother" them. Every 2-3 days I use a laser temp gun to monitor their individual rack temps. Also I change the water at least once a week if not more. Towards the end of November thru December they are not fed, to empty out their GI track. So there is not really any excrement to clean during this period. I put a blanket over the rack to almost eliminate light during this time as well. After talking with a couple other breeders I might try to just limit their light next season versus cooling them. This will depend on my fertility rates.Keep ya posted..Take care man!!

Ohh nice. Good to know.

[EL Ziggy]

Very nice Rage! I'm loving those hondos. Since I'm fairly new, tell me what's brumation for and how does it benefit snakes?

[drumcrush]

That orange, I just love it.

[Primal Rage]

Very nice Rage! I'm loving those hondos. Since I'm fairly new, tell me what's brumation for and how does it benefit snakes?

Ziggy,
Brumation in reptiles is supposed to help stimulate sperm production in males and ovulation in females. With Central American and South American snakes brumation is NOT always necessary to stimulate reproduction. Alot of breeders have awesome results(90% or higher fertility rates) just restricting light that their animals are exposed to from Dec-Feb. They keep normal temps and feeding regiments throughout this period. Let me know if there is anything else your curios about.

[EL Ziggy]

Ziggy,
Brumation in reptiles is supposed to help stimulate sperm production in males and ovulation in females. With Central American and South American snakes brumation is NOT always necessary to stimulate reproduction. Alot of breeders have awesome results(90% or higher fertility rates) just restricting light that their animals are exposed to from Dec-Feb. They keep normal temps and feeding regiments throughout this period. Let me know if there is anything else your curios about.

Thanks for the knowledge brother. Is it something you should do if you have no plans to breed?

[sharthun]

Amazing colors Rage!! Thanks for sharing! ;)

[Tsubaki]

beautiful animals! wonder about the results.

[Primal Rage]

Thanks for the knowledge brother. Is it something you should do if you have no plans to breed?

Nope! You can just keep the same temps year round. A lot of tropical and sub-tropical species will go off feed at times during the winter months regardless of temps. They sense the shorten photoperiod outside(less daylight) and the increased frequincy of drops in barometric pressure(rain and other forms of precipitation).

Sharthun, Tsubaki,

Many thanks guys! I bought a new battery for my old sony cybershot camera, unfortunately it is still worthless! Might be awhile before I can post some decent pics.

[TheFrogman]

Holy crap they are gorgeous !!!!