Breeding Season Cool Down

Started our pre breeding season cool down today. I cannot wait for this season to get started! I have some really high hopes.

Nice! I won't be cooling this season, and I already started pairing one of my females. I will start the other 3 Nov. 1st :)

Ive never cooled and have been pairing since july

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I know cooling down our ball pythons is a personal choice that works for me. As long as your method works for you, awesome. I always think there is more than one way for breeding to work. If we all give advice, then it only helps everyone else out. Good luck!

What are your cooling procedures?

I don't cool either. The hot spot stays the same temp year round. The ambient temp may change with the room during the different seasons on it's own, but cold side in the tubs tend to stay 80. Personally, I find that cooling manually is just another unnecessary extra step. But that's just my opinion. And my boyfriend cooled his snake last year. Unfortunately she developed pneumonia. So I would rather just rule out potential illnesses by keeping the same temps year round since they breed fine without cool downs.
I find that barometric pressure has more to do with their breeding behavior than temps anyway. Rain makes them frisky. ;)

I know everyone has their own method so good luck this year!

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I would cool mine down but I am WAY too nervous about RI, pneumonia, etc.

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Originally Posted by Ridinandreptiles

I would cool mine down but I am WAY too nervous about RI, pneumonia, etc.

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I like your answer and wish more beginner hobbyist would do the same, I see more beginners with RI's from cooling their snakes than I care to see.

I allow my room temps to drop to the low 70's so the cool end of my tubs gets down to about 75.
I do not ever lower my hot spot temps.

Hmmm... I still plan to lower my temps at night, down to about 80F, with my herpstat, which will do it automatically. I can't imagine that a hot spot of 80F and ambients temps of 70F will bring on an RI, but of course I could be wrong.

Never had a Ball get RI from cooling...And I keep my stuff way cooler than most...AC is pumping in the snake room right now!