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by Brick on November 22, 2002
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If the pigmy is still eating than I wouldn't hiberante him. Sometimes it leads to disasterous results.
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by PIGMAN on November 22, 2002
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If your pigmy is from south FL you don't need to hibernate it unless you want too. Most will do well in temperatures that range between 48 -55 degrees fahrenheit between November and latter weeks in February. Also it often makes snakes sick to try and simulate the seasons. It works best just to keep snakes at a consistant temp, then drop it to 50 degrees overnight or just in a day's time snakes will often suffer respitory problems if one tries the seasonal change with the indoor thermostate. Though it may act sluggish under 60 it's metabolism is still going and will obsorb much needed fat for overwinterng, meaning you will have a skinny snake come spring. Anything above 55 will start its metabolizim but not the snakes apitite. Also it is very important to have atleast 65-70% humidity durring hibernation. In the wild sistrurus species perfer to overwinter in rather damp areas in captivity they tend to dehydrate very fast during hibernation so humidity is a must. Be aware of to much moisture that will then grow bacteria, and fungi. Clean and damp but not saturated. Also the hardyness of your pigmy will depend upon what subspecie and what colony he/she originated from. Every colony is a little different some require more humidity and some do well in rather dry areas as do behavior and diet differ aswell, it all depends on the environment that your pigmy originated from. If you could tell me the locality of you snake I may could give you more precise info for overwintering that snake. Hope this helps
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by BITEMBACK on November 22, 2002
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thanks for all the info. the snake is a dusky and i
suppose from s.fl. it was purchased from glades herps and is a wild caught female.
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by Wollers on November 23, 2002
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I live in central FL and keep Dusky pygmys from local populations. From what I observe in the wild, I wouldn't say they go in full-blown hibernation, but they do become less active and like to take some kind of cover.On sunny days during the winter months, they won't hesitate to come out and bask.As far as feeding, I add some more cover to their cage,reduce the temperature(slightly),and change their feeding schedule from once every 2 weeks to 4 weeks.
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