Can feeding stimulate ovulation?

[Austin M]

I am going to do an experiment this year and try to stimulate my females to ovulate. Everyone knows that brumation and then warming up stimulates ovulation. Many have credited lighting to this as well.

All this is done to "trick" a corn's body into thinking it's spring, and spring is time to mate. Well I was thinking that heavy feeding also comes with spring. When corns come out of brumation they have a ferocious appetite. That got me thinking. Could a spring time like feeding schedule "trick" a corns body into thinking it's spring and time to mate?

I was going to do a late brumation, but I will do this experiment instead. I started a heavy feeding schedule 2 weeks ago. I'll keep you posted.

 

[stephen]

Cool!

Austin, I know that a female corn can digest alot bigger prey item then normally if she is getting ready for breeding.

 

[Jadie.Glitch]

I'm doing something similar this year. I don't have the place to brumate so I just leave the blinds open so they can see the days getting longer and I have been feeding my females a lot more. It was mostly to fatten them up but I'm hoping that it stimulates them to ovulate as well...