Quick breeding reminder....

[neilgolli]

Remember to always introduce your males when its raining......

This male pastel ghost has not locked up in the last month and a half until this morning. It rain on and off all day yesterday and last night. Finally the kick in the head this guy needed...

He's got a full plate if he gets his but in gear.

big female ghost (the one pictured)
2 female PASTEL GHOSTS (I've got my fingers crossed on these ones big time)
And then I'm going to give him a cinny. I really like the cinny ghost so why not go for the pewter ghost



Thanks for looking...

[Brock Wagner]

That looks good Neil! I hope that they start breeding like mad over there.

Brock

[Jerhart]

..does this work with snow too? I have some stubborn males now....

[neilgolli]

That looks good Neil! I hope that they start breeding like mad over there.

Brock

Thanks Brock, most of males are now into full swing, some are still needing a bit of encouragement.....

..does this work with snow too? I have some stubborn males now....

I'm really not sure if it works with snow, it should as they are actually responding to a change in barometric pressure which I assume would happen when it snows just like it does during a thunderstorm but I'm not really sure as I've never breed up North.

Any others have feedback on the relationship between snow and a good nights breeding?

[JASBALLS]

Looking good Neil!

[Adam_Wysocki]

Any others have feedback on the relationship between snow and a good nights breeding?

Snow is actually even better than rain. Any low pressure storm system will get them going ... not just for breeding, but many times for feeding as well.

From talking to some people with backgrounds in biology and animal behavior about this, I have a theory that it has to do with the fact that predators are less likely to "hunt" during storm systems because their sense of sight and smell are limited ... and since breeding and eating are times when ball pythons are most vulnerable, they feel more secure breeding and eating during storms when the predators aren't looking for them. But like I said, it's just a theory.

-adam

[rabernet]

Snow is actually even better than rain. Any low pressure storm system will get them going ... not just for breeding, but many times for feeding as well.

Will you tell Winston that?

[Jerhart]

Snow is actually even better than rain. Any low pressure storm system will get them going ... not just for breeding, but many times for feeding as well.

From talking to some people with backgrounds in biology and animal behavior about this, I have a theory that it has to do with the fact that predators are less likely to "hunt" during storm systems because their sense of sight and smell are limited ... and since breeding and eating are times when ball pythons are most vulnerable, they feel more secure breeding and eating during storms when the predators aren't looking for them. But like I said, it's just a theory.

-adam

Oh Adam I like this theory....now the question is, do you introduce the male a day before the storm? An hour before? During the storm? I need to start to watch the weather

[Wh00h0069]

Contrats, and thanks for the heads up. BTW, nice pic...

[DanielA989]

Nice !