My female just laid a second clutch and she is very thin. I would prefer to not brumate her, and not breed her next year to allow her to gain all of her weight back. If I decide to brumate her the following year, will there be any negative affects from not brumating her this year?
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To Brumate or Not to Brumate?
- Thread starter Buschjs
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Jynx
Digger, RN
I agree with you. Let her build up her strength and body mass. She may even be ready to breed by next season if she is in good enough shape without brumation. It depends on how receptive she is. Not brumating her this year shouldn't do affect her when you brumate next year. Depending on how cold it gets here, I never know when I can brumate and when I can't. It doesn't seem to affect my females any.
So Pirate55
New member
if you dont brumate the pair, then how do you know when to introduce the female to the male? or is that more of a "time of the year" personal preference sorta thing.
cornman1979
New member
i Don't and never have, brumated any of my snakes, & they always produce good egg's the year after, although i do try and stick with 1 clutch per pair (can be difficult) and only breed them for 6 years then put them into retirement (I keep them but just don't breed them). As to introducing a male and female together for breeding, i introduce my males to thr females about the end of october and remove them after they have "had a bit" and house them on their own then untill the next october. You have to know the time of year to know when to expect them to breed and you have to keep your eye on them to catch them at it (if you can).
Albino corn snake site
Albino corn snake site
From what I've been able to figure out, both brumation and photoperiod play a role in stimulating breeding. Photoperiod can do the job alone, though. That's why you hear about so many people getting breeding without brumation.
If I wanted to keep a female corn snake from breeding, here is what I would do. Put the snake in an aquarium-type cage. Get a pair of 2-4 foot Vita-lite fluorescent tubes (or similar full visible light spectrum tubes; UV does not matter). Put the lights right outside the cage for 16 hours on per day/8 hours off per day to simulate the full summer portion of the light cycle. Next August go back to the normal light cycle.
The most likely problems would be skipping of two breeding seasons rather than one. And other snakes should not be exposed to the female's light cycle as it could prevent them from breeding, too.
Good luck.
If I wanted to keep a female corn snake from breeding, here is what I would do. Put the snake in an aquarium-type cage. Get a pair of 2-4 foot Vita-lite fluorescent tubes (or similar full visible light spectrum tubes; UV does not matter). Put the lights right outside the cage for 16 hours on per day/8 hours off per day to simulate the full summer portion of the light cycle. Next August go back to the normal light cycle.
The most likely problems would be skipping of two breeding seasons rather than one. And other snakes should not be exposed to the female's light cycle as it could prevent them from breeding, too.
Good luck.