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im picking up a breedable blizzard pair tonight, i was told from one breeder i could start to cool down immediatly tonight when i recieve them and within 2 weeks to a month they should start breeding... sound right?
p.s. they have never been bred before but are of adequate health and breeding size/maturity
thank you

I guess you could. I dont cool mine down and they have already started laying eggs. I think you might be a little late for cooling them. This is when people start bringing them out. I could be wrong though. Have they been together at the breeders place? I would think it wouldnt be safe to cool them if she might already be pregnant. She will need that extra food and heat to produce healthy eggs.

yea they have been toghether at the breeders but in a temp controled room so i do think the cooling might be necasary(unless obvouisly eggs are visible, but arent)...... any help from someone more experienced then I would be greatly appreciated

i have had no need to cool mine either. they layed fine on there own and they were also first time breeders. i have some patternlesses and i have a hard time being able to tell if they have eggs in them or not so i would be very carefull! some tummies are easier to see through then others. i have talked to many small time breeders(large from there home) and they say that they too have no need to cool their geckos. the same for african fat tails. a pair f my eggs actually just hatched 3 days ago.

Cool is not necessary with Leopard Geckos and can be quite dangerous for them. I've included a link to a picture of an ovulating female and what to look for. You may have to have her squirm just a little see this during the beginning of ovulation.

If she is not ovulating you can cut down the amount of day light she gets for about two weeks, and then bring the light back up to normal. This will sometimes give her a little kick start. This is also good for the male to get him thinking on track.

www.leopardgeckobreeder.com/ovulation.html

I hope this helps.
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i aslo read in a few places that you can switch between red and purple bulbs to stimulate breeding... true/false?