most 'small-medium' breeders I know in Florida have their snakes in an outdoor room, porch, garage, or similar extension of the house. They may be a bit warmer than the house, or have no heat/cooling at all, making them just a bit cooler than outside.

In this case, the temps stay 'toasty' year round, other than winter time when there is a small, gradual cooling with the weather outside.

Most of these guys have produced successfully by not doing anything at all to change this or alter temps. The only thing is in dead summer if it is too hot, they may open the door leading from the garage to the house so some AC gets in there... you don't want the temps getting too high... ambient temps of 90 or higher are too high IMO.
After producing slugs/deformities/premies a couple years, a big breeder told one of my friends he was literally 'cooking' the babies with his temps, which were around high 80's-low 90's.

but I remember the winter in Florida where it didn't drop below 65 or so and none of my 12 ready females ovulated, none of my 7 breeder males courted. You would be at the mercy of the elements.

For now, that is probably all you can do. Do it well - learn, and get the experience so you develop your own formulas and processes. Then when you can do it in a more controlled enviorment, you will know exactly what to do.. exactly how you and your snakes like it.


later -Joe

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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