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Brumating necessary?

Kitty

Kitty

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If you have snakes you don't intend to breed, is it necessary to brumate (I hope that's the right word/usage) them? If they don't brumate, will the females still become sexually receptive and will the males still go nuts (technical term :) ) looking for girls?
 
I brumate my adults regardless of my breeding intentions for them the following spring...mainly because this gives me some time off (!) but also because it mimics nature a little. It's not necessary for their health though, so you skip it if you like.
 
It's also not necessary for breeding. I haven't brumated mine, and both my adult males are in the mood for breeding. I'm only breeding one of them, though, and the other one is pretty annoyed! Mine are in a room with a window and I think they can tell day length even though I keep the temperatures fairly constant - I don't cool them and have heating all year. I successfully bred a pair last year, first time male and female, no brumation and 100% hatch rate from ten fertile eggs - not that this is a case controlled study: some people will tell you their results are better after brumation.
 
Jessica71 said:
.... Mine are in a room with a window and I think they can tell day length even though I keep the temperatures fairly constant - I don't cool them and have heating all year. I successfully bred a pair last year, first time male and female, no brumation and 100% hatch rate from ten fertile eggs - not that this is a case controlled study: some people will tell you their results are better after brumation.
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That's intriguing. The room I plan to set up in gets excellent natural light year-round. I rather dreaded dealing with trying to chill everyone down for breeding. I may try your way. And, if it results in smaller clutches, I'm okay with that, too.

Thanks!
 
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