I just moved into a house and the basement is completly finished and heated. I live in New York and I used to just put my snakes in my unheated basement to cycle them for breeding in the spring. How do people in Florida cycle their snakes since they have warm weather and no basements? Are there any tricks of the trade besides running an air condioner in a room all winter?
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No place to cool snakes, any ideas?
skyfire_1
Jan 26, 2007 11:06 AM
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Paul Hollander
Jan 26, 2007 11:38 AM
Set the thermostat on 68 F. This helps with energy conservation, too. After a few days, find the coldest closet in the place and check the temperature of the floor, which is usually the coldest part of the closet. 62F has worked fine for me.
Paul Hollander
BackBeat
Jan 26, 2007 12:22 PM
Unless you want to brumate to provide yourself a 'break' from caring for your animals, it is not at all necessary to brumate your corns for breeding purposes.
I'm in southern Ontario and haven't brumated for years. I keep my corns in a room that faces north with access to natural sunlight through a window. They get their cues from the natural light and cycle themselves. I don't mess around with temperatures, I keep feeding as usual, and everything works out fine. 
My females generally ovulate from late January to mid February each year.
This season I have had a couple of females who ovulated in early January. A few weeks earlier than they usually do. If I had to guess, I'd chalk the difference up to the milder than usual winter so far.
As many have stated over the years, brumation is my no means a requirement for breeding corns. Heck, I have some males and females who have NEVER been brumated and still bred just fine for 5 plus years.
Good Luck!
BB
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Black_Wolf
Jan 26, 2007 01:19 PM
Jacksonville,FL to be exacte and it DOES get cold here. It's not alwasy hot here like people from up north thinks. granted we don't get as cold with snow (normally but sometimes) like up north but we do get cold. for the whole month so far, the highest we've gotten is 55F. but you could do is close off an air vent some(not all the way), crack open a window and chill the room down that way (with all heat lamps, pads/mats, and such off).
as for what someone said about turning it to 68 and save money that way, that's ALL crap. I've got my place at 75 and i pay the same as if it were 68. If i'm gonna pay the same amount, i'd rather be comfortable.
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