Best temps for balls???

What do you say... I keep my balls with a basking temp of 92 degrees and a gradient with the cold side being 80 degrees. I was told by a breeder that he keeps his balls at 85 degrees baking temp and 80 degrees on the cold end and his balls thrive this way.

You need it cooler to bring on breeding!

you need to cold down to increase your chances for breeding, you can do absolute nothing but put a male and female in the same enclosure and they might breed.

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Originally Posted by don15681

you need to cold down to increase your chances for breeding, you can do absolute nothing but put a male and female in the same enclosure and they might breed.

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cooling is greatly debated i have never cooled and everone is breeding just fine and have produced doing it this way as have alot of people. but also people cool and have results.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113541
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...highlight=cool

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

cooling is greatly debated i have never cooled and everone is breeding just fine and have produced doing it this way as have alot of people. but also people cool and have results.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113541
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...highlight=cool

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Cooling just increases your odds of bringing on breeding! You can still have great success with no cooling!

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Originally Posted by lesserlover

keeps his balls at 85 degrees baking temp .

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I usually bake mine at 350 for 15 minutes, flip em over and bake for another 15 -- perfect!! :P

Seriously though -- I keep my warm side at about 95 degrees (that is the temp directly above the uth -- I'm guessing the temp on top of the substrate is a few degrees cooler) and my cool and ambient is kept at 80.

Later,

George

I find that each snake prefers a different basking temp. My big girl Cu will bolt as soon as the temps hit 93*. My other girl, Prospekt, will be totally comfortable up to 95*. My other snakes also have preferred temps, which often times tend to be a tad over or under the recommendation for the species. I figure they know best.

For the BPs, I've got the thermostat at 88*, which keeps basking temps at around 90 with an ambient of 78-82. I've adjusted the flexwatt under the enclosure so that Cu's half stays a few degrees cooler than Prospekt's.

I used to keep mine warmer, but now it's right around the middle choice these days. Mine are far more settled with it in this range than they were when it was warmer.

I posted this thread because I am have been getting so many different opinions from different breeders and I have been purchasing balls like crazy to start breeding. It is taking longer for some balls to adjust to their new environment. Thanks to everyone who has participated in the poll and has responded. :)

In general my BP does well with a 78-80 ambient and 88-90 hot side. However, even with the slightly cool hot side, he spends 90% (or more) of his time on the cool side.