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As I continue to delve deeper into this awesome hobby, silently reading all posts and absorbing what I can...making notes on what is still blured...As so many of you are intensley "down" with the aspects of CB'ing it appears to me that everyone sets their girls and boys down to brumate in the fall, for "X" amount of time then mating in the early spring.
If a CB is in a habitat that has its heat and light regulated then why can't breeding pairs be put down to brumate throughout the year. I'm imagining not due to the laws of mother nature, length of days and seasonal change; but if these guys/gals have always been CB'd etc can't they be fooled? or maybe if they can...they're not as all the troops being down at once is a welcome break to the breeder.
JC

I have heard claims that North American snakes held in South America breed according to the local seasons, not according to North American seasons. And one of my friends got bullsnake eggs in February. So as far as I know, given the right setup, snakes could be persuaded to breed 6 months out of phase with the wild populations.

Paul Hollander

You can absolutely trick snakes into cycling at any time of year if you control the heat and light cycles. Some people do this to produce babies in the offseason so there is not as much selling competition. And like paul said, if you import an animal from the southern hemisphere it may take a year to catch on, but they will eventually switch. The problem is that for most people getting cool temps in the summer is not always feasable. If you have a cool celler or something though then go for it. Just be consistent year after year.