Re: Breeding question (not genetics though)
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Originally Posted by Sapphire7
Arent you suppose to slowly cool them down? Not dramatically cool them down then dramatically bring temps back up. That was said to me from someone before when i asked about breeding my snakes. And arent fridge temps a bit too cold for normal? I hear 60 degrees is pretty cool enough for them to recognize its cold and then after a few months like that slowly bring temps back up to the 80's....:confused: :(
Sapphire,if you read his first post here you will see what my comments about the refridge meant.I have never cooled any of my snakes down so i am not familiar with the cool down steps others use.I think cooling them down is a waste of time and energy that the snake lose.I feed my snakes until they start to refuse it and this is my sign they are gravid.This has worked two years in a row and i will be doing the same this next season.
Re: Breeding question (not genetics though)
I live at home, but only about 20 mins away. I have a key to that room, and I go in from time to time during breaks and over the summer (i actually worked every week this summer cleanin the cages they breed their mice and rats in) As far as the cooling down, i would say after i ventate the fridge, i should be able to have it plenty warm enough at first to make the cool down a slower process and adjust it down as i go. Yes, normal temp in a fridge would be, but very few are set on their highest setting when used, and by ventalating it, alot of the cooling efficiency will be lost, so I'm thinking that between the two it should be fine and i should still be able to make it a slower process by working with the temp settings and changing the flow of the air used to ventilate it. I do plan to test it ahead of time to be sure though, and if its too cool then on to plan B (which is probably not cooling at all)
