Early breeding?

My pewter pair is locked up at the moment which is pretty early but they both took last season off so i cooled them early and i guess it worked!
Does anyone else have any early breeding going on?

Yup, I've got a Killerbee and a Silver Streak locking this morning! That Killerbee locked with a Killer Blast last week. I'm really really looking forward to seeing these pairings produce!

My season this year started with eggs hatching on April 1st. I've got a clutch in the incubator scheduled to pip on October 7th, so my "season" is really spread out.

nice! cant wait to see those clutches

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Originally Posted by Don

Yup, I've got a Killerbee and a Silver Streak locking this morning! That Killerbee locked with a Killer Blast last week. I'm really really looking forward to seeing these pairings produce!

My season this year started with eggs hatching on April 1st. I've got a clutch in the incubator scheduled to pip on October 7th, so my "season" is really spread out.

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Nothing wrong with a full year of excitement. ;)

Ball pythons will breed year around , I have never understood this "theoretical," breeding season. Ive had multiple pairs locking since beginning in july.

Ive been trying to get my bps to breed year round and this is the first year its really happened. I have eggs in the incubator, 2 females getting ready to lay, 1 female with follicles, 3 females I just started breeding again for the 2012-2013 season...So no, its not too late or too early.

exactly how many months do you guys give a female between laying eggs and breeding again? my girl laid in april and is at 1600 now when do you guys think she is good to start pairing?

Depends. I wait until my girls not only have reached their weight before breeding last year (preferably more) but also look healthy, round and overall in good health. If all that applies, the soonest I will start breeding them is 6-7 months after they lay. However, Ive also noticed that most of my girls tend to develop follicles the same time every year, so if they need a few more months to gain weight back I dont get too concerned.

So all of you that breed year round, do you all change the temperature in the beginning of november (or your preferred date) still?

I never cool. My females seem to be on their own cycle, so I just go with what they want to do. Its actually pretty common for my girls to lay with a week of their last years clutch.

I do a temp drop, but it doesn't seem to do anything. I drop temps in October and raise them in February. I was hoping this would give me a season. I'd rather have the babies come within a few months. But, it didn't work for me. My "season" lasts about six months. Out of eighteen breeding females this last season, all laid except three. So, something is going right.

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Originally Posted by aalomon

I never cool. My females seem to be on their own cycle, so I just go with what they want to do. Its actually pretty common for my girls to lay with a week of their last years clutch.

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So, question, as this is hopefully my first year breeding. The only temp I've noticed, is I turn my heater off at night to decrease the ambient air. My largest female is in the 1200-1300 gram mark, and is having a shed right now. Should I introduce my huge 1600 gram proven male soon or wait a bit longer??

I'm rather excited. Temps in the morning is around 74 ish. I don't touch their heat though.


Thanks

you can put them together because after the first time you put the male in they pick up feeding

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Originally Posted by 4Ballz

So, question, as this is hopefully my first year breeding. The only temp I've noticed, is I turn my heater off at night to decrease the ambient air. My largest female is in the 1200-1300 gram mark, and is having a shed right now. Should I introduce my huge 1600 gram proven male soon or wait a bit longer??

I'm rather excited. Temps in the morning is around 74 ish. I don't touch their heat though.
Thanks

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I cool, but ONLY the hot spot, which I will start dropping in October. I do NOT mess with ambient temps, and keep them ~78deg.

Ive been breeding year round. Just had an ovulation 2 weeks ago and about to have another in Im guessing a week or two. Had a least 1 clutch of eggs in the incubator constantly since February:D They seem to bred whenever they feel ready and that can be at any time and I dont cool.

my pewter pair has locked again!