I know this has been a subject that has been approached many times before, but I wanted to add another aspect that I haven't seen in other posts on here, although I heard some talk about it a lot this summer. Traditionally people have dropped temperatures to cycle their pythons, but more recently it has been shown that you do not need to do that. The other concern with dropping temperatures is the risk of respiratory infections. The snakes seem to have no issue breeding whether the temps are dropped or not, however I wonder a little about the viability of the eggs. I read a lot of proposed theories this summer that the reason people were getting slugs was due to increased temperatures. I found this to be an interesting piece of information to consider. I have always dropped temperatures in November and raised them in March, and saw eggs in May. In these clutches I had no slugs. However I have had late bloomers who didn't ovulate and lay until June and August respectively, when the temperatures were a steady 91 hot spot. In those clutches there were some slugs (as well as viable eggs). Now it may well be a coincidence, but it got me thinking about what I had heard other people say about warmer temps. I was just wondering what you all thought. I am not trying to advocate one method or the other, just providing some food for thought, and wondering what other people's opinions and experiences are