>>What are their breeding requirements. Are they much different than the Corn snake?
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>>King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
>> J Sierra


Interesting you should mention corn snakes. I've always had a few corn snakes to compare my Asian ratsnakes to. The main way bimacs are different is that they are Fall breeders. They can breed in the spring too, as does the corn. The breeding requirements are similar. I usually put the female in with the breeding male in late Fall after all are done eating. Mating usually takes place several times during the pre-brumation period and brumation. They even breed under water. You can cool them for as little as about 8 weeks, or up to three months or more, and the brumation temps don't have to be super cold, 55-60* doing the trick pretty well.

I've never had problems breeding these guys. As a matter of fact, one winter one male bred three females that were in with him, and all three produced clutches in the Spring.

TC
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