Hi i have 3 females now that i am putting together with some males as we speak.From what i have observed i have seen them each locked up once to 3 times.I don't really want to cool them cause i have about 6 more females that are from 1100-1300 gram range that i am getting meals in to breed them around dec or jan.I have heard that spraying them down with water or leaving the shed skin helps.Palpating as of now is out the door since i am not experienced in that field....Any other tricks or suggestions that anyone would care to share would be greatly appreciated.As far as the temp i am located here in miami so it stays pretty warm....Thanks
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Need Some Breeding Suggestions?
hmj75
Oct 30, 2007 06:52 PM
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FireStorm
Oct 31, 2007 09:37 AM
It sounds like you're on the right track. This is only my second breeding season so hopefully someone more experienced will respond. I don't think you necessarily have to cool, though. I know there are at least a few breeders who post here that don't. Maybe some of them will respond to this thread. I started cooling my pairs last year in Dec., but I'm considering not cooling at all this year. I already have 4 pairs locking up, and 4 more females who just need a little more weight. I almost forgot - my snake room gets natural light only, so it does get fewer hours of daylight during the winter. I'm not sure how critical this is, but it can't hurt.
If your pairs are locking up, the only other thing you have to do is wait. Either they lay eggs or they don't
. Also, palpating females isn't really that hard, especially once the follicles get bigger. Ralph Davis has a good article on his site if you want to learn how.
Hope this helps,
Shelly
Ralph's Article
hmj75
Oct 31, 2007 12:25 PM
Thanks for responding Shelly. I have about 2 more commons i need some weight on and i have 3 het pied females that are almost there. As far as the palpating i read ralph's article yesterday i just have some that don;t cooperate so friendly...I went today i saw my male spider hooked again with a female common so i guess i'll keep an eye on those for now.Other is my male ghost x het ghost female and pastel male x common female.Good luck with your breeding also and hope for soem nice morphs....
