Newbie Brreder

I don't mean to sound rude by saying this, but you clearly did no research before throwing this pair together. Yes, we were all new at some point (heck I am still fairly new to breeding), but you need to do research before diving into this. I wish you the best of luck and the people on here are very helpful.

On a side note, have you put any consideration into how you want to incubate the eggs and house your hatchlings? This may be months down the road, but you need to be ready before hand. Just a thought.

Good luck! :gj:

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Originally Posted by AdamF

Curious, why do some folks say wait 4 weeks, others say few days?

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Most people that refer to the few days in, few days out "rule" are breeding more than one female with a male. They aren't putting the exact same pair in together every week. My male goes in with a female for three days (or less when he locks sooner), rests and feeds during the next three days, and then goes to another female. He is only seeing each female about every 4-5 weeks.

Please make sure you have a plan for the eggs and hatchlings if you are breeding - there is no reason to rush if you need until next season to be prepared. I know you don't want to put your female through unnecessary strain, or risk the babies, by not figuring it out until things happen.

I have thought it through, and did research (just missed the part about season starting in Nov..oops, LOL)
In fact< i bred snakes 35 years ago as a kid, so I am not a rookie, nor am I an breeding enthusiast. I bought this pair of 100% Hets to try my hand at it. I waited the 3 years, kept decent records, and here I am.

I am picking up a hovabator incubator at next month's show in NY, and I have plenty of food on hand, along with caging supplies.

I come to these forums precisely because I want to learn more first hand from a variety of "live" sources

I appreciate everyone's input.

The season doesn't start in November...my pewter female had been bred several times by the time November came around. Most start to begin to try and cycle between November and january, but really the season isn't until your female decides the it's time