Okay so thought i would be breeding this year, had a mishap, and it will be pushed back to next year. I do want to get some ideas and questions in the air so that i can look back on and see the genius of this discussion. So, i have been reading that markus jayne page on breeding and saw that in october he lowers both hot spot and ambient 10 degrees at night. Is there any change during the day, or is that like a recovery warm up time? Secondly, i will be 15 turning 16 and would not have moved out yet. During the winter my dad keeps the house at 70 degrees. I can't change that, it's his bill, some of you may know how that goes. So just lowering the hot spot 10 at night should be fine right. The ambient pics up at the 81 range in mid feb so im not worried about that. The ambient in winter drops like that around november, so do i push back my temp drop and breeding season for a month? is it really necessary to acclimate the snakes to the cooler climate a whole month before actually pairing them? How often does a female need to have a lock to produce a nice viable clutch? I have had a plan of feeding females once every 5 days during acclimation and breeding season until they go off food which is consequent of ovulating correct? Are appropriately sized meals okay, as in a med rat? Do i need to worry about feeding and breeding becoming intertwined? Is there a certain time period where you feed and hold off breeding for like 2 days or visa-versa. So i continue pairing until ovulation, or is there an earlier sign that tells you she's good. Eggs incubate for approx. 60 days... At what oint can i cut, or should i cut eggs? I'd be incubating at 89 degrees btw. How large are the tubs you put eggs in? Is there an amount ratio, rather than weight that i do vermiculite to water? I have heard house babes in a 6 qt tub... When in their first week and they are all togeher until they shed, is tat tub also a 6 qt size? Is the first rodent you try using always a live fuzzy mouse? I keep seeing that, don't know why. Backtracking a little bit here, is it fine to feed a male an appropriate sized meal every 7 days? I do 2 weeks currently because brian barczyk said males get lazy at 1000 grams and i only do 2 weeks for those reaching that mark. They still gain weight, but not as quickly. Is that wrong? I do that when they reach like 850 grams. I hope someone has the time to answer these, let alone read it. I appreciate any advice given. P.S I know there isn't one way to do it, but i want pointers to see if i can really do it right