Getting females in shape, plump, ready to breed....

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Actually, there's nothing unsafe about putting a male in with a small female. If she's too small to breed, she just won't.

-adam

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exactly.

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Originally Posted by JasonG

Let me ask you this...

Would dropping night time temps induce the "kick into high gear" feeding nescarry to get those last 100 or so grams on them before season?

Maybe thats safer for some ppl and their snakes rather then introducing a male...

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I assume that cooling would have the reverse effect. If you really want them to eat, then you should raise the temp. This would speed up their digestion / metabolism, and they would likely feed more often.