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 Question on hibernation

I am going to be breeding my cal kings for the first time and will need to hibernate them soon. From everything I have read, they will need to be ’empty’ for 2 weeks and slowly cooled to 50-60 degrees for 3 months. Where does everyone put their snakes to hibernate? I do not have a basement and the house sits at 70 or so through the winter. Any ideas?



10/10/09  10:13pm

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 Question on hibernation

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Since you live in North Carolina, it seems if you had some sort of small shed outdoors you could put a small heater in to prevent too cold of temperatures, you would be all set. In lue of that, could you close off a closet or other small room from the rest of the house?
10/11/09  08:56am

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   Message To: Greatballzofire   In reference to Message Id: 2082717


 Question on hibernation

Thanks for your thoughts here. I do have an attic area that stays pretty cool in the winter but I just don’t know how cold. Maybe I can start there and check the temp frequently.



10/14/09  10:39pm


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