When do you start pairing?

[snakesRkewl]

Guess it doesn't matter when I pair them, but I'm just wondering if it's a waste of time to start early - since they mostly seem to ovulate in spring regardless.

This is what I've found being on the west coast.
Pair them early or pair them late, they still drop eggs in May/June

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Whenever I feel that my animal are ready I have already started some pairing however some other animals will not be paired before January/February.

[SlitherinSisters]

This is what I've found being on the west coast.
Pair them early or pair them late, they still drop eggs in May/June

Exactly. A friend of mine and I discussed this and figure, why start early if you aren't going to get eggs any sooner? It's just a month or two more of unnecessary stress, and a month or two more you could be adding weight to your girls!!!

I'm staring sometime in December, mid to late.

[Snakefreak64]

I dropped my males in on my girls in october and so far, LOCKSSS, so yes , october

[boasandballs]

theres no choice for all year long.

[771subliminal]

theres no choice for all year long.

i do the same, once they are of size i start them in a rotation with males after a few roations i give them a couple weeks off. i keep this up till i get eggs pretty much and then they are off a rotation till a couple months after they get their weight back on. ive had eggs in sept, april, and may so far and one looks like she is going to lay any day now (missed ovy so not sure exactly).

[Jay_Bunny]

I usually begin breeding late September or anytime in October. This season however, I am only breeding one female and she still has 150g to go before I begin introducing her to the boys, so I have a little bit longer to wait.