What will happen if I lower temps with a juvenile?

[rimelame]

Hello,

I have 3 tanks side by side controlled by the same thermostat/heat tape.

2 of the 3 tanks have adults, the third has a 3 month old Bumblebee.

If I lower the night temps (in order to breed the adults) what will happen to the juvenile ball? Will she go gravid? I don’t want her to be egg bound - since she is very small.

[mpkeelee]

u dont need to drop temps to breed, some people do to get them ready but a lot of people dont. at 3 months old she wont want to breed, and even if she was old enough and wanted to breed she wont become gravid if u dont introduce a male

[rimelame]

I have had success breeding with temperature changes, so I’d like to keep to my schedule.


ok, so I don't need to worry about her producing tiny infertile eggs?

[snakesRkewl]

Temps do not need to be dropped for breeding ball pythons

tiny infertile eggs?

[rimelame]

Sooo..... if lowering temps isn't essential, then why do so many people recommend it? If I leave my temps consistent, will my snakes still do the nasty when I introduce them to one another?

[anatess]

We never change temps. I just hatched out eggs, so yeah, they do the jiggy at regular temps.

[MikeV]

Sooo..... if lowering temps isn't essential, then why do so many people recommend it? If I leave my temps consistent, will my snakes still do the nasty when I introduce them to one another?

Uhh, I think people say to cool COLUBRIDs for breeding.... never heard about doing that for ball pythons though

[ericzerka24]

The only way for your snake to have eggs would be to breed her. It is just like humans homie. If the temperature goes down girls aren't gunna start poppin out babies. They have to do the dirty first.

[KingPythons]

Sooo..... if lowering temps isn't essential, then why do so many people recommend it? If I leave my temps consistent, will my snakes still do the nasty when I introduce them to one another?

Some of us have adult balls that never been bred so preparing them is what we call the cool down period. AND yes they should still do the nasty. If you cool them down, including the younger ones, they might go on a hunger strike and just not eat. So make sure the bee is in good health.
good luck

[mainbutter]

tiny infertile eggs?

No need to laugh, plenty of reptiles produce infertile eggs (like chickens) even without introducing a male.