Quote Originally Posted by m00kfu View Post
Use the search button. Someone just asked this like 2 weeks ago.
Yes someone did, but if you want the break down it seems like it is a what works for you kinda deal. We had one pair last year and tried the cooling and didn't get anything. This year we are not cooling and going to see what happens. So far so good out of the 3 pairings we currently have going 2 have photographed locks. The third may have locked, but they were coiled up laying on top of their tales, so we do not know. Only time will tell if it works since just becouse they lock does not mean you get eggs.

I hope that broke it down good enough for you. I would play with it and see what works for you. Even among the ones who cool I have heard different things. Some cool to 80 degrees on the warm side and some to 85 degrees. Some do a very slow progression while others do a slightly faster progression. A lot of people cooling and not cooling seem to have good success. That is part of the fun of breeding, one of those things you have to learn and figure out. It may come down to having to cool some and not others. If you come up with an exact science to it that works every time let everyone here know, I'm sure some of the big breeders would even be interested in knowing a 100% success ratio method!