Breeding several females to 1 male

People use ultrasound to look at the size of he egg follicles in their breeding females. Sometimes this helps determine when the best time to pair up your snakes is, and determine when they will lay(ish)

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Originally Posted by don15681

I like to get a good lock once a month to every female that a good breeding size male was breeding too, and still giving him the time off between females.

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^^This!!! No reason to go 3 in, 3 out breeding 3 females. Though if you don't own an ultrasound(which I don't) or don't palpate for follicles well, I guess the more locks the better.

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Originally Posted by Capray

People use ultrasound to look at the size of he egg follicles in their breeding females. Sometimes this helps determine when the best time to pair up your snakes is, and determine when they will lay(ish)

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Very interesting, I would love to try this. Thanks!

The male I bred to multiple females last year I kept the rotation very simple. I fed the snakes on sunday, paired them tuesday evening, removed the male on thursday evening unless they were locked, then fed again on sunday. It made keeping the timing straight easier, and my male got enough rest between females.

This year my little stud pied male is going to be my star breeder, and since he's a picky eater and a slow grower, I'll be watching him like a hawk.

Gale

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Originally Posted by Badgemash

How does the ultrasound help? What exactly are you looking at with it?

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with an ultrasound, you don't have to place the male in with the females until the females are ready. so you're not wasting him on breeding before you need too. the end result is he can be place with more females being he will only be placed at the right times. from what I read by some of the larger breeders, the best time to start placing a male with the females is when the follicles are 12 to 15 mm. depending on how fast she goes threw her breeding cycle. which you can see with the ultrasound, determines how many times you need to breed him to that female.

without the ultrasound. you can place the male in with the female a lot as long as you give him the breaks he needs. when I was rotating the male with his females. as long as one of the breeding that month resulted in a lock, I had great results this way. if the female locked with a male at the beginning of the month, she was good that month and If another female didn't lock that month. He could be placed in with that one more. record keeping is so important. good luck don