They are more tuned into the outside environment than you could imagine.

It can be done, every year more and more ball python breeders are breeding year round, but I'm not convinced that they are as consistent and successful percentage wise as seasonal breeders.

There are several distinct advantages to using the winter to breed your ball pythons ... natural light cycle, naturally cooler temps, low pressure systems created by winter storms ... all of these things are controllable either completely or in part during the rest of the year, but winter sure make them a heck of a lot easier.

I'm certainly not trying to discourage you ... there are MANY MANY ways to be extremely successful with these animals and I'm sure that if you wanted to breed during other times of the year, you could make that work ... just sharing my experience and point of view.

-adam