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Help - warming up cold snakes?

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I just received some snakes as part of a trade, and the shipper packed them with hand warmers. Their temps are mid 60s when measured with a temp gun. What is the safest way to warm them up? We have them in an incubator set to 87 right now...will that warm them up too fast? They are pretty lethargic right now. Also, how likely is it that they will develop a RI from this? It's warmer here (FL) than it is where they came from, so I'm not sure how cold they got. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I really want these guys to be ok.
 
What is it with people that skimp on buying the correct heat packs for shipping reptiles :angry:
There should be a list of these people somewhere so people can avoid buying from them, smh
I guess researching how to properly ship snakes is too hard for some people ...

I have received cold snakes before and I usually hold the snake in my hands or in my jacket sitting down for awhile just letting it chill as it warms up enough to go into it's tub.
I'm not sure the incubator would be a bad thing though.

I can say the snakes I've had come in cold never got RI's, but that may have been more luck than anything.

Good luck
 
Thanks for the input, Jerry. I'm pretty worried that I'm going to send out my half of the trade and have these get sick down the road. Both my partner and myself specifically told the shipper which heatpacks to use...I would have had him wait and sent him warmers if I knew he didn't have them.
 
60s is fine lucky they didnt over heat with hand warmers they get way too hott for shipping reptiles.I would have just put them in a rack with fresh water and leave them be awhile
 
When I have received cold snakes, I've always just put them in the rack on the cool side, and let them make the choice when to move to warmer temps. Never had any issues.
 
That's really sad, hope they recover but I'm sure if they were healthy before, they ought to be ok. If I think they feel pretty cool I'll throw on a sweater and stick them between my shirt and that. Body heat is gentle through a layer of clothing and even on bare skin isn't bad. I just prefer not to have cold snake directly on my wussy self, ha ha. But I like to do this for at least 10-15 mins because then I can really monitor what's going on with them. If they are too stressed, leaving them in a properly heated cage near the cool side seems to help my guys just fine. I think as long as the 60 degrees was constant or the lowest temp, they would probably be ok, again, provided they weren't already stressed or sick before shipping.
 
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