A little late (or early?)

[bait4snake]

I missed last breeding season, but I put in my Albino male and gorgeous normal female together last week (they're big enough now) and saw him getting his mojo on w/ his "legs" all over her, lol. Hets anyone??

[jglass38]

Good stuff Ken!

Breakin the law, Breakin the law!!

That is some real late season (or early season) breeding!

[mlededee]

and here i thought i was a little late with things, seeing as how one of my females just completed her post-ovulatory shed last night.

congrats to you, and let's see some pics of the two love birds!

[muddoc]

Congrats Ken. Remember, some people do breed year around. The Pastel Genetic Stripes that the Bell's hatched in January are proof of that. Try to back calculate to egg laying, POS and breeding for that. All times of the year are good for egg laying and hatching, if you ask me. So long as the babies are healthy, who cares if the are born in the "off season".

[jglass38]

Congrats Ken. Remember, some people do breed year around. The Pastel Genetic Stripes that the Bell's hatched in January are proof of that. Try to back calculate to egg laying, POS and breeding for that. All times of the year are good for egg laying and hatching, if you ask me. So long as the babies are healthy, who cares if the are born in the "off season".

Agreed there! I haven't even attempted to breed outside of "breeding season" but if there is a reason not to, I don't know what it is!

[Adam_Wysocki]

The Pastel Genetic Stripes that the Bell's hatched in January are proof of that.

Actually Tim, Kim doesn't breed all year round, she just runs her season differently from everyone else. Mark and Kim hatch most of their clutches during the first couple months of the year and always have HUGE babies on their tables in Daytona. I know Mark explained the reason for the early cycle to me one time ... something to do with their ginormous collection of corns and kings, but once you say the "c" word or "k" word to me in a conversation I usually zone out!

But I digress ... yes, each year more and more breeders just pair animals up all year long and get eggs whenever ... it certainly can be done.

-adam

[jglass38]

But I digress ... yes, each year more and more breeders just pair animals up all year long and get eggs whenever ... it certainly can be done.

-adam

Any downside from your point of view?

[ddbjdealer]

Any downside from your point of view?

*DISCLAIMER* I haven't gone through my first breeding season yet... THIS year will be my first with 6 attempted clutches... and 30 or so the following year..

The year seems to move quiclkly enough. Just think of all of the work... and take a look at Adam's breeding calendar...

October begins the cool down, and babies are born from late May to August.... that gives you September to "relax" and get ready for the next year... The downside for ME would be all of the work involved with JUST getting done cleaning/hatching babies, and then its time to start pairing snakes again in a month. I'd rather just stick to ONE cycle during the year for that reason.

Just my input on how I think its going to go.

[jglass38]

Good points as usual my man...

[Adam_Wysocki]

Any downside from your point of view?

I don't feel that there is anything "wrong" with it if someone wanted to do it that way, but it's not for me.

Personally, I couldn't deal with having "checking for eggs", "checking the incubator", "setting up clutches", "getting hatchlings started" as part of my "routine" all year long ... I like the way my year works out and having a "breeding season" give me a nice 4 - 6 month rest when I can work on things that there just aren't time for when your caring for and selling all of the babies.

I also like the greater consistency that a "cycled season" seems to provide as opposed to "waiting" for follicles to be just right.

There are many many ways to be successful with these animals ... mine is certainly only one of them.

-adam