Night Drop and photoperiod
I've been reading up on Western Hognose care and hognose.com's caresheet recommended a night time drop to ~60F and a light on/off cycle. Is this really necessary? Providing the photo periods would be difficult if kept in a tub (which I plan to do) and I've always thought the night time drop was more optional than necessary. Thoughts?
-Dennis
Re: Night Drop and photoperiod
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Hapa_Haole
I've been reading up on Western Hognose care and hognose.com's caresheet recommended a night time drop to ~60F and a light on/off cycle. Is this really necessary? Providing the photo periods would be difficult if kept in a tub (which I plan to do) and I've always thought the night time drop was more optional than necessary. Thoughts?
-Dennis
Hognose.com is a great resorce for those beginning but those who have experience with snakes usually know a bit more about photoperiods and nightime drops and what is necessary and not necessary for certain species which they are interested in.
Anyway, there is no proven resorce that shows hognoses benefit from a photoperiod and usually you home lights and windows will suffice to add light and remove light. Keep in mind, too, the hognose during the day will stay buried or in the shade usually coming out during the wee mornings or early evenings. Many people have kept them in tubs with no light without any problems.
Nighttime drop. I don't do it because i have my guys on flexwatt. I do it for other species but not for my hognoses. Again, my home cools down at night so the temps drop automatically, but not drastically. I'd say they go into the lower 70's and up to 80 during the day. Again, not to worry if it doesn't do that. The main concern for hognoses (from what i have found) is temperature that's too high during the day, or below 50 at night. That's just my experience, though. I try and keep everything as close to their natural enviroment as possible, but i also got all of my hognoses as neonates and the younger they are it seems the easier they adapt to new enclosures.
just my $.02
