Hey; I began breeding my hondurans a two years ago with my pair of tangerines. No eggs had failed and they had mated successfully. I kept the snakes by the window and did not change the lighting on them; my first time was an earlier than intended breeding (she got under a divider in the tub I had them in and they began mating around mid april). Since then, I sold the father-male and kept the female. I had gotten a few more breeder females raised up and have an adult amelanistic peach phase male from Don Shores (a proven breeder he states and I beleive).
This is where I fall into confusion. I had hibernated all my breeders and light cycled them from no light to now 12 hours. I raised the temperatures to 83degrees F and began feeding. A few of my females shed days within(few days before, or after depending on the female) when the temps hit 83. I had put my proven-breeder tangerine in with him for 3 days, no negative reaction between them, yet no positive reaction, they simply seemed to lay together, coiled or just massed. Today I tried another tangerine who shed a few days ago. No negative responce, some activity (excitement) but no jittery behavior, tail spasms or lining up (that I could see). My females have again gone into shed, a few weeks after their last one (within days of leaving hibernation). Could this be the out-of-hibernation shed, I know the two weeks after this shed is prime-time for breeding. I feel like my male is not interested, he had recently shed too.
I trust I hibernated correctly; no light, no feeding, correct temperatures, and very little action (usually none at all) in the cages. Some light could be seen from my shades (they aren't black) but I don't think enough to make a significant difference (my first pair mated with just slight temp decreases...natural).
Any clues? I almost feel like a failure; I've succesfully bred before (and intentionally) my snakes and hondurans. Any reasons my male would be uninterested? Those females are finnnnnnnne.
-Sean
