All the adults are officially out of brumation!!!

[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?

[Primal Rage]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by Primal Rage

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!

[Primal Rage]

Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

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.