Blood breeding information source?

[Kara]

1. Don't judge by copulations on this. Female bloods are champs at sperm retention, and can ovulate many months after initially being bred. What you want to keep an eye on is when the female ovulates. It'll be obvious & will look like she ate a football (or even bigger), but lasts around 12-18 hours. You may still see some lumpiness within that same 24 hr span, but not the giant, obvious swelling. Be observant & keep good notes so you don't miss it.

She'll go blue not long after ovulation, so keep an eye out for the post ovulation shed. Once you have a solid POS date, you're looking at 30-40 days till eggs. Gravid females are very dependent on basking temps during this time, so when you have a confirmed ovulation, you'll want to offer a hot spot around 87-88 degrees for your female to access. Low basking temps can cause a delay in ovoposition.

Here's what blood python ovulation looks like:


2. We give our females nest boxes lined with barely-damp sphagnum moss or shredded paper, depending on that snake's preference. The laying surface should be dry, and not located directly over the heat source. We'll mist around the edges of the nest box very lightly from time to time, but not so much to make the moss or paper truly wet.

3. 89 degrees (F), 98% humidity, very coarse grade vermiculite in deep egg boxes.

4. Using the aforementioned setup, approximately 56-60 days.

Here are 2 of the kiddos that resulted from the ovulation in the above video...total clutch was 15 w/a 100% hatch rate:




Hope this helps!