Female cool seeking ?

[speedycat222]

My female has stopped using her hide since her shed, she's stayed exclusively on her cool side and I've seen her around the water dish a couple of times. I didn't drop my temps but there's a noticeable ambient night drop. She also hasn't fed since before her shed. I'm planning on popping my male in with her on November 15th or 30th. She's 1860 grams and a proven breeder.

[Sammiebob]

Have you paired her recently? How long have you had her? What are your hot side temps? If she's a proven breeder, she could have retained sperm and is just now using it, but her hot side may be too warm too.

[speedycat222]

I've had her around 5-6ish months, her hotspot is around 92. She's in the same rack as my other two and they both hug their hotspots.

[Sammiebob]

Please let others chime in, but cool seeking and bowl wrapping is a sign of follicle growth.

[speedycat222]

In your opinion is a 3 degree ambient night drop enough to kick her into building ?

[Sammiebob]

It might be, but don't trust only my judgment. Keep track of her weight, watch her feeding, see is she lays inverted or submits other signs of being gravid

[joebad976]

temp drops are not required

[speedycat222]

Yeah I'm not going to drop, but I do get a natural ambient night drop.