The trend of lowering temps.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I have read on another forum that some folks are lowering their temps on a permanent basis... Claiming that traditional higher temperatures are not optimal. They say their balls are doing better with the lower temps.... Like a constant 80 - 82 degrees without a hot spot?

Is anybody here familiar with this? I'm not talking about lowering temps for breeding... I am talking about permanently lowering temps

[PitOnTheProwl]

One of the guys I know that breeds doesnt use any heat except in our couple of cold months. His snake room is the same temp as our weather outside till we get constant 70 and belows. He hasnt had any problems and his females have been laying anywhere from 5 to 9 egg clutches.

[waltah!]

I've actually tried it for about a 6 month period in the past. Kept a couple of bp's at around 80-84 room temp without any hot spot. I didn't notice any difference in behavior, eating, shedding or pooping. I don't do it now as I don't like to keep the room temp that high all of the time. It's not something that I would run out and say to do or anything, but I didn't see anything negative happening. Again, it was only a 6 month period so not proven over years.
I've seen that many people do that with younger Bloods as well.

[2kdime]

If a bigger time breeder does something

People like to accept it as law

[Mike Cavanaugh]

If a bigger time breeder does something

People like to accept it as law

Explain! Sorry... I am slow

[Crazy4Herps]

Very interesting! I would imagine it would be okay... I know many classroom pets are kept under optimal temperatures and have no problems digesting, but personally I think that having a gradient is the best way to go, letting the snake choose what temperature it needs.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Well I guess the nuts and bolts of it are this...

Some of the larger breeders are using a lower permanent overall temperature to try to get some of those high profile hard to breed morphs We all keep reading about breeding. And I guess while they are doing this they are noticing the snakes as a whole (regardless of morph) doing better at the lower temperatures.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Just an interesting observation... A top of the line breeder I know told me 4 years ago that he kept his snakes at about 85 degrees... And I remember thinking he was crazy.

[Homegrownscales]

I agree with that ^
I'm not about to try to keep mine at constant room temps.


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[2kdime]

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