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Are corns limited to only breed.....

mack1time Mar 21, 2006 09:50 PM

A certain amout of times per year And also can you breed them anytime in the year?
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1.1 Columbian red tails (Zeus, Athena)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)

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herperjames Mar 22, 2006 12:35 AM

>>A certain amout of times per year And also can you breed them anytime in the year?
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>>1.1 Columbian red tails (Zeus, Athena)
>>1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
>>0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)

You really should have done research on breeding BEFORE trying to breed.

In nature corns only breed every spring, so don't try to breed your snakes more than once a year - it will be far too stressful and dangerous for them (especially females).

I suppose you could breed them at any time of year if you were able to manipulate photoperiod and temperature in the room to simulate the changing of seasons.
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Kat Mar 22, 2006 10:54 AM

Generally corns breed in the springtime, but it's possible to trick them into breeding at other times of the year if you simulate brumation conditions accurately enough.

Females generally can be bred only once a year, though if they're in good enough health and physical condition after laying, it's possible to double and even triple-clutch them.
Males aren't really limited in the number of times they can breed, although in a practical sense there's a limit to how many females you can put them with in a breeding season, since some recovery time is needed between breedings... generally to no more than a handful of females.

-Kat
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