ASF's not breeding... too hot??

I have current litters growing up, but they are not getting preggers...
I keep them in the same room as my reptiles...
(don't flame, the snakes don't care one way or the other)
The room is kept at about 78-80 degrees....
Could that be too hot for them?

Let me know thanks
Carol

no, definately not too hot. I keep my ASF's in the garage and this time a year that means they get up to 93 degrees at hottest point of the day.


You say you have "current litters growing up".. what does this mean? You set up new breeding groups that havent gotten preggo yet? If so it is either that they just arent' old enough yet, or you got sexed them wrong.

Their natural habitat is Africa, and it gets pretty hot there, so I doubt it is because it is to hot.

I agree with Mike mine are also in the garage 92 on a hot day. Plenty of breeding going on here.

sounds like they just aren't old enough yet...

the whole "5 weeks they can get pregnant" info is absolute best terms...

mine were nearly 4 months old and kept together since near birth


one thing is certain, once they start breeding good luck keeping ahead of them.

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

no, definately not too hot. I keep my ASF's in the garage and this time a year that means they get up to 93 degrees at hottest point of the day.


You say you have "current litters growing up".. what does this mean? You set up new breeding groups that havent gotten preggo yet? If so it is either that they just arent' old enough yet, or you got sexed them wrong.

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Pretty much what he said.

i wish i could leave them in my garage but it get up to 120 in there.im going to try and insulate my garage door....

Carol, quite a lot of us hobbyists keep our snakes and rodents in the same room. :)

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Originally Posted by phunkyone808

i wish i could leave them in my garage but it get up to 120 in there.im going to try and insulate my garage door....

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I insulated my garage door, and I keep the pantry door open that connects the house to the garage... this lets just a little tiny bit of the houses AC in the garage.... ending in a temperature that won't go above 93

I have 2.5 breeding trio's I lost one female out of one trio, and have an OLD (original female) in with 2 younger ones, a male/female who has pups...
My other breeding group is actually a quad 3/1 and they have 2 litters but only one really young set..
I haven't gotten as many as I normally do, and they are under a year old, or just about 6 months old.

Carol

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Originally Posted by Montessa Python

I have 2.5 breeding trio's I lost one female out of one trio, and have an OLD (original female) in with 2 younger ones, a male/female who has pups...
My other breeding group is actually a quad 3/1 and they have 2 litters but only one really young set..
I haven't gotten as many as I normally do, and they are under a year old, or just about 6 months old.

Carol

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Maybe it is me and it's just too late.... (just after midnight)

But this really doesn't not make a lick of sense to me. Can you please give us a clear description of your current breeding groups including sex ratios and ages?

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Carol, quite a lot of us hobbyists keep our snakes and rodents in the same room. :)

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I think having rodents and snakes in the same room keeps the snakes with good apetite. My BPs havent rejected a meal since I got my 1.3 ASFs. They are all in the same room. The first few days, the snakes would cruise their tubs constantly. I think now they are used to having the smell around. When every I feed them now, they have a strong feeding response.

as I said, I have 2 and a half breeding groups.
A pair in with an old female who is past breeding age.. they have pups..
A quad of ASF's under 6 months old.
and A former trio now a pair about 9 months old, one just died, for no apparent reason except being older... not sure though...
I have pups, but they don't seem to be getting preggers...
Any ideas?
I haven't had this happen before.. maybe its just age.
carol