Originally Posted by coreydelong
Ambient temps can stay about the same year round. I keep ambient ~75F year round. I don't change ambient temps because it does have an effect on my incubator temps to a very small degree.
I drop the thermostat on the breeder females from ~89F to ~84F during "prime" breeding season (for me December- March). but I do have females laying nearly year round in all conditions. Some females will lay every 12 months, but others seem to take 14- 15 months to lay again, thus making it a year round season here as the years go on.
ie: 0.2 Pastels laid last "season" in October and January. This season the October girl is currently 35 days post ovy shed and should lay eggs any second, while the January 0.1 Pastel just ovulated yesterday. That makes eggs ~16 months and 15 months respectively.
Always fun trying to keep the males going year round
I keep my ambient temps 78f-80f all the time its that ok or should i lower at least to 75-76f?
How long do you wait to breed your females again?
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