i was reading a short 'care sheet' on petplace.com, and here is what it had to say on breeding
http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/choosing-a-corn-snake/page1.aspx#
i just want someone to verify/argue this. its sounds a bit extreme to me.. and i remember hearing only the males usually go without food for mating season, and rarely do females. :shrugs:
Corn snakes reportedly can be bred when they are 1 year old, but it’s better to wait until they are 2 or 3. Successful reproduction often requires a period of cooling or hibernation depending upon the geographic origin. Keeping the vivarium at 50 to 68 degrees for eight to 12 weeks without food is generally sufficient to induce mating behavior upon a return to the normal temperature range.
http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/choosing-a-corn-snake/page1.aspx#
i just want someone to verify/argue this. its sounds a bit extreme to me.. and i remember hearing only the males usually go without food for mating season, and rarely do females. :shrugs: