I cycle couperi and erebennus identically with good success. Yes, absolutely eastern indigos can take the nightime drops to mid-50's in the fall / winter as long as they can warm back up during the day. I beleive that the day / night light cycling and the temperature cycling in the fall / winter is key to successful

breeding. SUCCESSFUL breeding...not just mating, that is!



And yes, the 3.5 year old female, this is her first breeding.

I do not breed them younger than that. Size is really more important than age in my opinion, but you rarely see a female that is large enough that is younger than that. They take their time reaching maturity. I look for a female to be AT LEAST 66" with very nice girth before considering breeding her.



See more in my article from Reptiles mag...look at part II here:



http://www.indigosnakes.com/Greatest am serp. 8.7.01.htm

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• couperi egg weight... - DeanAlessandrini, Wed Oct 26 08:54:44 2005
• I only know they are weighed in Troy ounces.... - Mike Meade, Wed Oct 26 13:22:01 2005
• Mike... - DeanAlessandrini, Wed Oct 26 14:58:36 2005
• Interesting info........ - HANGER, Thu Oct 27 07:56:26 2005
• Sorry - spelt your name wrong! n/p - HANGER, Thu Oct 27 07:58:34 2005
• RE: Interesting info........ - DeanAlessandrini, Thu Oct 27 11:34:15 2005
• Thank's and ignore my other reply, the response was there.....N/P - chuck911jeep, Thu Oct 27 20:41:05 2005
• RE: Interesting info........thanks....more - HANGER, Fri Oct 28 15:00:46 2005
• Name... - DeanAlessandrini, Fri Oct 28 15:05:30 2005
• RE: Mike... - chuck911jeep, Thu Oct 27 20:31:27 2005
• RE: couperi egg weight... - epidemic, Thu Oct 27 13:47:11 2005
• Very helpful, thanks Jeff! (n/p) - DeanAlessandrini, Fri Oct 28 07:45:48 2005