who is pairing already?

my blacj pastel started producing sperm plugs last week and today is locking with my smaller female just wondering who pairs this early? or am I the only one?

Some ppl breed year round so you probably arent the only one. Im probabaly gunna start pairing sometime in september. Halloween at the latest is what im thinking.

I've been pairing year round. Had 2 pairs lock yesterday and have a clutch due to be dropped in 28 days

I have hatched a clutch in april, 2 clutches in the incubator now (one cutting on Tuesday), 3 more gonna drop in the next 30 days, 1 girl pairing for a month now, and 6 more females starting Oct 1st.

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Would pairing in July be considered early, or LATE?? Hmmmm. Considering my clutch (only one for this season) was just laid yesterday, I'd call it the latter - as it's still very much the 2011-2012 season for me! :D

But seriously, I usually don't start pairing until October or November. Not that it matters in our climate, so I guess year-round breeding would work just as well... although it seems most snakes still lay in spring-summer, regardless of when you start pairing. Or am I wrong?

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Would pairing in July be considered early, or LATE?? Hmmmm. Considering my clutch (only one for this season) was just laid yesterday, I'd call it the latter - as it's still very much the 2011-2012 season for me! :D

But seriously, I usually don't start pairing until October or November. Not that it matters in our climate, so I guess year-round breeding would work just as well... although it seems most snakes still lay in spring-summer, regardless of when you start pairing. Or am I wrong?

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They will lay anytime of year.

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cool ive never paired before fall so didnt know if others did too and hes still locked but when hes done he wont be paired again with her he gets the big girl to himself lol

I actually only just stopped pairing, because I haven't seen any locks in a month. And everyone is super-hungry right now, so I figure I should concentrate on getting everyone back up to size.

I did start introducing some of the boys to their new girlfriends. But then I opened a tub with a rat in my hand and found TWO ball pythons jumping out, ready to eat my face. I got a latch-and-wrap bite from my sweet little pied male when I went to move him into a separate tub from his girlfriend. And while I'm sticking a pencil in his mouth, his crazy girlfriend is taking pot shots at me. Bleurgh!

At least he's eating. He's so skinny.

I'm still pairing a couple females, but not religiously, I doubt they will go for me this year. I will be back in full swing breeding by November.

We have one pairing going and still have 7 clutches in the incubator and 3-4 more clutches of eggs yet to drop.
We have yb het clown in with a het clown female trying for the elusive yellowbelly clown :)

I'm going to start Aug 1st

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They will lay anytime of year.

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Yeah, I know they will lay year-round... but in everyone's experiences, does it seem they more often lay in spring (even if you pair early/late)? I haven't tested the theory myself, just going on what I've noticed from reading these forums.

I am but it's not that I am pairing already it's that I haven't stopped yet ;) .... I breed year round.

I'm giving my guys and girls a few months off then back to work..But I've still got about 15-20 clutches in the incubator so I'm not even half way done hatching yet either... :D

Do you mess with temps at all if your breeding year round? Or do you just pair and lock all year?

The temp drop is unnecessary, as the will breed regardless. If you want to drop temp, you still can no prob...

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The temp drop is unnecessary, as the will breed regardless. If you want to drop temp, you still can no prob...

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Hotter temps while breeding have shown to reduce fertility in both males and females. While lower temps aren't needed for them to breed hey are needed for follicular development and proper sperm development in males. It's why gravid females will move off their heat during breeding and even lay on their backs to get the follicles as cool as possible. Just my two cents from the past years of breeding.


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I have another question my little 500 gram male cant lock up right with the 5000 gram female he keep trying to lock with her middle section haha he hasnt figured it out honestly he just got licky the first time

I've had 500 gram guys lock up with some big ole girls.. he's still young so he may still get the drift but then again it might take him some time. keep trying and keep an eye on his health, little guys like that will try hard and get sick or die trying..

Here's a little 500 gram guy giving it the beans when he was just 6 months old.. that's a 3000 gram female
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...s/1ddab465.jpg

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I am but it's not that I am pairing already it's that I haven't stopped yet ;) .... I breed year round.

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I breed when females don't eat for 2 weeks in a row..doesn't really matter when it is.

I need a break lol. I am not going to start pairing again until all this seasons babies are gone!

I'm still pairing. Had my albino locked up with a poss het albino girl and my lesser locked up with a normal girl just yesterday.

I'm hoping my yellowbelly male is ready and this damn cinny male would finally figure out what the heck he's suppose to be doing. I've paired him with numerous girls off and on since December and he still has yet to lock with any of them. And I've tried all the tricks, putting him in with another male, in with a girl with another males shed, sperm plug from another male on the female, etc. Nothing has worked with him yet. It's getting frustrating!

( sorry for the small rant :oops: )