do you have to lower temps for breeding ????????

[pewter]

hi i wanted to know if you poeple lower your temps for breeding ball pythons ,and if not what is the best temps for breeding ,as i have not lowered my temps from 90f i have had locks since december but the past 3 weeks i have had nothing ,also i have not seen bowl wrapping ect ....

[Domepiece]

hi i wanted to know if you poeple lower your temps for breeding ball pythons ,and if not what is the best temps for breeding ,as i have not lowered my temps from 90f i have had locks since december but the past 3 weeks i have had nothing ,also i have not seen bowl wrapping ect ....

I lowered mine this year and it seems to be working perfectly but I hear a lot of people do not and it works fine for them as well.

[pewter]

I lowered mine this year and it seems to be working perfectly but I hear a lot of people do not and it works fine for them as well.

so what temps did you lower yours too ??

[snakesRkewl]

I lowered the rooms ambient temperature to 68 so the cool ends get around 73-75 but kept hot spots up to 90 degrees and I'm getting bowl wrapping and breeding still going since September.

[Domepiece]

so what temps did you lower yours too ??

Right now I have my hot spot at 90 degrees during the day and 84 at night. My cool side is at 80 during the day and 74 at night. I have another thread going where I'm asking if my temps are right but no one has responded but I believe they are right or at least close.

[pewter]

I lowered the rooms ambient temperature to 68 so the cool ends get around 73-75 but kept hot spots up to 90 degrees and I'm getting bowl wrapping and breeding still going since September.

so do you keep these temps 90f hot day and night and cold 73f-75f all day and night

[SlitherinSisters]

I also don't lower my temps. It sounds like I do about the same thing Jerry does, let the ambient temps change and keep my hot spot the same. I run an oil heater in my snake room to keep ambient temps at 70, and keep my hot spot at 90. That's what I did last year and had success, this year I've got girls that are close to ovulation, if I didn't miss it again

[wax32]

I also don't lower my temps. It sounds like I do about the same thing Jerry does, let the ambient temps change and keep my hot spot the same. I run an oil heater in my snake room to keep ambient temps at 70, and keep my hot spot at 90. That's what I did last year and had success, this year I've got girls that are close to ovulation, if I didn't miss it again

You only keep ambient at 70? I've got my room at 78-80. Am I too warm?

[OhhWatALoser]

You only keep ambient at 70? I've got my room at 78-80. Am I too warm?

mines 80 in the summer, 70 in the winter. just because thats what my temps in the house are, but it works out good for breeding season also

I dropped my temps this year, I did not last year. All my ball pythons had locks, regardless of dropping or not.

[mpkeelee]

this is my first breeding but i have a cool end of 70-75 depending on the room. hot spot around 92 and ambient in the back is around 80. this way i have had solid locks multiple times. the only time they didnt lock was the past two days but my male is in shed so he prolly didnt want to