Late '10 activity

Two of my females are still receptive to breeding, a 1900 gram pastel and a really big reduced pattern normal. They both are still on feed, as is the bee who is breeding them, so I just keep rotating him between the two girls with rest and feedings in between.

I have one other big pastel girl who bred the bee frequently through the winter and spring and started refusing him in late june. I think I missed her ovulation, but she looks ready to pop and last shed on july 22.

I've heard a few comments from other South Florida breeders that they seem to get activity from different females throughout the year with no set schedule. Since we don't really have a winter in the southernmost part of the state, the only seasonal change our females will sense is barometric pressure changes, and although we have a wet/dry season, we often get low pressure systems that roll through during the winter-dry season.

As if this hobby wasn't unpredictable enough. Anyways, here's a pic of the bee locked up with the reduced girl again.

http://i26.tinypic.com/28vampi.jpg

I love reduced's! I just picked up a little male at the white plains show, and just love looking at his pattern.

Congrats on lock!

Btw, thats a normal pastel? She looks great!

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Originally Posted by Animals As Leaders

I love reduced's! I just picked up a little male at the white plains show, and just love looking at his pattern.

Congrats on lock!

Btw, thats a normal pastel? She looks great!

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If you mean the snake in my avatar, yes, she is a normal pastel and still just as bright at 1000 grams.

The 2 bigger pastel girls that I am breeding with the bee that is pictured above are not as nice as the one in my avatar. They have more blushing and fading, but less yellow.

Here is the biggest pastel that should be laying soon. She last shed on july 22, any guesses as to when she will pop?
http://i30.tinypic.com/doxhqo.jpg

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Originally Posted by TheReptileEnthusiast

Here is the biggest pastel that should be laying soon. She last shed on july 22, any guesses as to when she will pop?

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Friday, the 5th :) She def looks ready to pop :banana:

Congrats man!!!

Im over here in Tampa, I'm thinking about putting my spider in with one of my bigger females ad seeing if they fall in love..lol...

Congrats and GOOD LUCK.

Good luck!! :) I live in the opposite type of climate, where it's 50-60 degrees ALL YEAR long... so I don't think my snakes notice seasons, especially since our barometric probably doesn't change much either (we're on the coast). I'm no meteorologist, however, so maybe I'm wrong on that part. Anyway, I was thinking of doing a late-season breeding too, since one of my big girls wasn't bred due to feeding issues. She's been back on feed for about 6 weeks now, so I considered giving it another go - but I'll probably just wait until next year, to be sure her health is 100%.

Congrats on your late season, and I look forward to seeing hatching/egg pictures. :gj:

If you get storms, then you get pressure changes. Low pressure is generally associated with rain, since low atmospheric pressure means the air is rising and condensing, forming clouds. High pressure usually means clear skies and sunny weather. It is theorized that pressure changes affect the breeding patterns of BP's since many breeders have noticed that thier girls don't breed during extended droughts, but then start breeding after a big storm, even though they are kept indoors in a climate controlled environment.

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Originally Posted by AcePythons

Friday, the 5th :) She def looks ready to pop :banana:

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Friday works for me, but I have a feeling it will be later this month, probably right around the time my het clown eggs pip.