It's probably easiest and probably gives the best results to go with the flow of the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and use our winters to simulate the Harmattan - a relatively dry and relatively cool (remember we are still talking a tropical climate here) wind that blows off the Sahara. The cooler and dryer (due to furnace) air in our houses in the winter correlates with what wild ball pythons are experiencing at the time we assume they breed. I wonder if we should work on misting a lot about the times the eggs hatch to keep the clocks set? Maybe they are so well grouped in the wild to make sure the eggs hatch into a nice lush environment with plenty to eat and drink.



I've had females that looked and acted ready out of season and so far had some production by giving them a male when they look ready. This year I'm running very late (for some reason didn't get around to put them together till about March) so it will be interesting to see if it hurts my production or not.
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