Floof":ne2b59xz said:Ashley-- Ball pythons don't brumate..IIRC, some breeders will drop the temperatures by a couple degrees at the start of winter to help induce breeding activity (though I may be mixing up boa constrictors and BPs here--been awhile since I read anything about breeding practices for either), but that's the closest they get.
A ball python going off feed in winter is often doing so because that's generally the start of "breeding season" for them. (Incidentally, the same is true for Woma pythons--my big male gave me a scare this last winter when he decided he was going to go off feed for 2 months, starting just a few weeks after I got him. I even took him to the vet to make sure nothing was wrong.. Just to have him start eating again a week later. Little snot! =P)
Floof":30f310mr said:As far as the sources you quoted are concerned... That is exactly why I do not use caresheets from websites like eHow.It's reputable reptile-specific websites (and, even better, species-specific sites and forums when possible) or bust for me.
Sorry, long post there. Anyway, I hope that helps clear things up. It sounds like this is just a matter of miscommunication.
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