I have a beautiful red phase western hog female (my first). I bought her this spring, and the prior owner didn't brumate her this past winter. I've heard you can sometimes breed hogs without the benefit of a brumation period -- that there might be a 20 day window after the female sheds where she might be receptive. Question 1: Is there a point in time in the summer season where a female hog won't be receptive any longer -- there might not be enough time left in the season to have a clutch before "winter"? Question 2: When I put a male in with my female, after she shed, the female makes a pulsing, jerky movement with the front portion of her body, when the male comes up to her. Any idea what that behavior might indicate? Receptive? Not receptive? Thanks!
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Hognose breeding behavior
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I did not brumate mine last year and they laid in November. I do not think the breeding cycle is as set in stone as some make out.
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Jenea
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I think the window for receptiveness is MUCH larger then that. My pair bred and she produced 29 good eggs for me this season in two clutches. I did not brumate my snakes. The jerking behavior is normal.
