I'd love to find out how he does it too. I bred my first pecos back in 74 (pair of wild caught babies) in less than 2 and 1/2 yrs. I had no idea how to keep them except what I found in library books; rocky landscapes, etc. My first apt. at the time had temps in the low 40's to high 30's during the winter, and 90's in the summer. (Don't ask how I managed). I kept the subocs in a 30 gal. s/s tank with lots of rocks built up in the center of the cage with plain fish gravel as substrata. I used a 75 watt red heat lamp sitting atop the screen, directly over the rocks, 24/7. This is where my subocs spent most of their time when feeding, or crawling down to drink water. When temps got more reasonable around april/ may, courtship began. I think copulation was seen maybe once or twice. Anyway they gave me 7 good eggs, very elongated, and all hatched around oct. Obtained another pair of wc babies a few years later, and they too bred in less than 3 years. Subocs weren't popular then, and I eventually sold off my breeders. Got back into subocs again in 00 when blondes came around, then the silvers, albinos, etc. The internet was my source of info, and started raising them like everyone else; aspen bedding, etc. I've bred my current pair 2x so far, but it took much longer than my first venture. Maybe it was the extreme cold, plus cold gravel, the first time around, I don't know.

I couldn't duplicate those conditions again unless I rented an extra apt. with no heat for the winter, just to keep my snakes in. In the winter I put my boxes on the floor to cool down the adults. I guess home owners with unheated basements would have better odds.



Anyway love those big buggy eyes, and their friendly behaviour.



Mike

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