Is it necessary to cool down breeders?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

What are the risks you mentioned? I have yet to hear there are risks

RI is the most common issue but it's a combination of things such as low temps and the stress of breeding. So it basically come down to how low do you cool and how you breed your animal.

The best answer so far is do what works for YOU, and the only way to know is by trying different things.



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[BFE Pets]

necessary? no. they will breed regardless. Do I cycle? yes. but not to the extent of others. but I also breed other species besides ball pythons. I turn off my belly heat at night and lower my ambient temps by 5 degrees. does it help the bp's out? idk i've just always done it that way and it works for me.

[BlueEyeExotics]

So, if you do not cool them how do you know when it is time to pair them together, or do you just follow normal breeding season rotations and start at the right time? What if you want to breed year round?

[fatSNAKEs]

So, if you do not cool them how do you know when it is time to pair them together, or do you just follow normal breeding season rotations and start at the right time? What if you want to breed year round?

You'll get varied answers here as well, depends on the snake breeder. Some (mb most?) breed seasonal, likely fall into Spring, but others esp with those with a large # of animals breed year-round. Over time you also might get a feel for some animals that may be more productive and breed at specific times of the year. I don't cool and typically breed seasonally fall-into-Spring, although this year I've one clutch that I just began pairing in April and if successful, will breed late year. Hope this helps, cheers ...

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

With the lack of a cold snap in FL this past winter, I dropped belly heat to 85F and ambient temps to 72F (from 88F/75F).

196/197 eggs good so far this season (1 infertile egg). Many of my females ovulated a month earlier this year compared to last year. So, yes, I believe dropping temps helps quite a bit.

A few breeders down here didn't drop temps at all and have had a lot of slugs/infertile eggs.