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What harm does excessively high temperature in a snake enclosure in summer do to snakes?

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In captive snake breeding, whether in indoor housing or outdoor snake enclosures, the stocking density is generally quite high. In summer, if the temperature inside the snake enclosure is too high, or before and after heavy rain when high temperature and high humidity with poor ventilation easily occur, the snakes being kept will refuse to eat, become inactive, and fail to shed their skin; some may even adopt a passive heat-avoidance strategy and enter "summer dormancy," which will inevitably affect their normal growth and development. Because snakes themselves have no sweat glands, they cannot regulate their own temperature and humidity. When the temperature inside the enclosure approaches 30°C, the snakes' water intake will increase, their breathing will speed up, they will become listless, and their activity will become irregular; in severe cases they will vomit mucus and phlegm (caused by pneumonia), which can lead to death. Diseases contracted by snakes in this season are often highly contagious and tend to cause relatively large economic losses, so medication should be administered promptly for treatment.

In captive snake breeding, whether in indoor housing or outdoor snake enclosures, the stocking density is generally quite high. In summer, inside the @#@246@#@, if the temperature is too high, or before and after heavy rain when high temperature and high humidity with poor ventilation easily occur, the snakes being kept will refuse to eat, become inactive, and fail to shed their skin; some may even adopt a passive heat-avoidance strategy and enter "summer dormancy," which will inevitably affect their normal growth and development. Because snakes themselves have no sweat glands, they cannot regulate their own temperature and humidity. When the temperature inside the enclosure approaches 30°C, the snakes' water intake will increase, their breathing will speed up, they will become listless, and their activity will become irregular; in severe cases they will vomit mucus and phlegm (caused by pneumonia), which can lead to death. Diseases contracted by snakes in this season are often highly contagious and tend to cause relatively large economic losses, so medication should be administered promptly for treatment.

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