Feeding during breeding season

[swaltz9307]

I am on a 3 on 3 off schedule so I was curious when is the best times to try and feed?

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[BHReptiles]

I use a 3 on, 4 off schedule. Once I remove the male, I give him a day off then feed. That gives him about 2-3 days to digest before he goes in with the next girl.

[snakesRkewl]

3 in 3 out is far too frequent to be breeding the same pair together imo.
3 in 7 out maybe, but there's no reason to need to pair so often.

I offer the day after separating.

[swaltz9307]

Oh ok well thank you for correcting me on the 3 on 3 off. I think I'm going to try the 3 on 7 off

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[don15681]

3 in 3 out is far too frequent to be breeding the same pair together imo.
3 in 7 out maybe, but there's no reason to need to pair so often.

I offer the day after separating.

I agree with jerry that you're pairing them too much. if my females gets one good lock a month I'm happy with that and over the years had very good results with it. one reason why we take the male out, isn't just to give him a break. but so he also doesn't lose interest in her. doesn't hurt to breed her more than once a month. but 3 in 3 out is more for breeding a male to several females. good luck with the breeding this year. don

[hops523]

Based off one year I paired once or twice a month with success. How often do you feed your females during breeding season after seeing locks?

[anatess]

Based off one year I paired once or twice a month with success. How often do you feed your females during breeding season after seeing locks?

I have an experience of exactly ONE breeding.

This is what I found out. The male fasted during breeding season. He fasted for 2 months! We continue to offer every week. The female continued to eat. We fed every week. She ate every single week even after she had her eggs (we did maternal incubation). She would have the tail half of her body coiling around the eggs and she'd go strike at the rat/coil/eat with the other half. Quite a sight to see.

[hops523]

The female who laid for me was pretty much the same way minus maternal incubation. Does anyone feed females more than once a week, like every 5-7 days?