Do you cool your ball pythons?

Well my het pair I bought from a guy off craigs list, he seemed like a good guy not like he was trying to screw me over. He sold me them for $150 and he said they were from bob clark, they have nice markers but it's still a little sketchy buying hets with no paperwork or any prove. Anyway she went off feed for awhile (like 5 months) I got her on ASF's and she's been pounding them but she's only around 900 grams. Shes probably 4 feet, maybe a little longer, she's just skinny. So I'm probably not going to start pairing till atleast oct I might wait a little longer and start her late like nov idk anyone have any suggestion for that. Other than wait a year lol, I know if she doesn't get up to atleast 1200 I'll have to wait but the way she's been pounding the asfs I think I should be able to get her up to size. I just really want to prove them out, if they aren't pieds it's not the end of the world but I really don't want to wait another year to find out lol.

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Originally Posted by DakotaB

When is everyone gonna start pairng up?

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I am trying me my hardest to wait till Nov 1, but if the temps in my area keep cooling like they have been I may have no choice but to start in October.

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I've never cooled and I start pairing at the end of Oct. Never had a problem.

Well this morning just for the heck of it i introduced the two for the first time. Just to see how they got along. The female is very aggresive and almost 3 times the size of the male. But after a few hours they seem to be doing fine. Just coiled around each other.

I might just keep them together for the next few days then seperate and feed them. IDK ill see where this goes.

DakotaB I take it you are breeding normal to normal? why do that?

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Originally Posted by benwallage9

DakotaB I take it you are breeding normal to normal? why do that?

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To see what hatches out?

I just want to see if i can do this before i go into spending big money on morph breeders right now. Also i work at a petstore that doesnt carry reptiles and alot of people come in asking for normal BPs.

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Originally Posted by benwallage9

Huh that kinda makes sense... so you don't lower the temps at all?

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I drop my thermostat down a few degrees and leave it at that. Room still stays upper 70's to low 80's...It's a great room to hang out in during the winter months...:D

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Originally Posted by sho220

To see what hatches out?

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wouldn't you just get normals? I mean if they aren't hets or dinkers or any reason to think that they would be anything but normal why breed? There are way to many normals out there why make more?

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Originally Posted by DakotaB

I just want to see if i can do this before i go into spending big money on morph breeders right now. Also i work at a petstore that doesnt carry reptiles and alot of people come in asking for normal BPs.

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Ok thats legit I thought you were just breeding them cuz you can