Possible breeding loan...what to do?

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

So, I have a female snow motley corn that I just have as a pet. She was bought as an adult but was never bred. I know a guy who wants to breed my corn with his albino striped cal king to make some albino jungle corns. I looked at some of those and thought they were awesome! The guy said we would split the clutch 50/50.

It isn't the actual breeding part that worries me. It is the hibernation. I know next to nothing about hibernating snakes but he was saying to keep the snake at 55 degrees F for 2-3 months?! See that worries me. How do you manage that? Do you HAVE to hibernate to breed?

This guy only lives half an hour away so I could easily check in on my girl... I don't know I guess I just wanted some opinions. What would you do?


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[RobNJ]

Corn snakes have been managing it on their own for hundreds of years...

Clean enclosure, fresh water, and don't feed them for a couple/few weeks before dropping temps to assure that they are empty.

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Is it really safe to drop the temps to 50-55? How would you do that? I was given the option of cooling my corn myself and do the pairing here, since I am more comfortable that way.

[frenchy]

55 isnt an exact temp. Here in so cal when I use to do corns id shut off heat tape and keep the ac on and keep the room closes as much as possible. For the record I have bred corns without deopping temps...... I would be more concerned about putting a corn in w your friends kingsnake since kings are known snake eaters...... If timing is wrong you coul be looking at canabilism

[Daybreaker]

I've read that you don't need to cool corns to breed but I'm not a breeder myself. I personally wouldn't go through with it since I'm not huge on hybrids, but if you do do it I say get the agreement in writing! You need a contract in case anything were to go south IMO.

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Yeah I've been hesitant I just wanted to get some other opinions. I am going to officially turn down his offer.


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[TheWinWizard]

Good choice. I don't like mutts in snakes.