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Hallo,my milks hondos and nelsons still dont want to breed.We have still cold weather in my country but do you have some tricks to get males be more active for breeding?

a few things that have worked for me...

mist the cage a little more frequently
supervised combat with males
make sure they are getting enough light to go along with the seasonal changes

Well, they they should start getting more interested when it warms up and they of course notice the daylight getting longer if there are windows in the room, but if you put two males together they will want to challenge each other and battle for the breeding rights of the females. just make sure you watch them and that they are similarly sized or the smaller one can really get worked over by the larger male.

Also, a bit of "springtime" misting from a water bottle can sometimes help too. My Hondos are typically late April into May breeders anyway though were I am and with my setup.

Anyway, don't worry, it will get going when it warms up some more for a while. They will only breed when the female is ovulating and actually allows them to breed with her anyway, otherwise no matter how persistent a male is the female will pull away, buck, and tail-whip the males advances. The females will dictate if they breed or not.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

"some are just born to troll and roll"

Also, and this is a big one...put the male and female together as soon as you can AFTER the female has shed.

Leave the shed in the cage as well.

If the shed is dry, mist it.

Some say put the male in the female's cage...I personally put the female in the male's cage...throws her off her game and before you know it...HEMIPENE!

The time of the year is critical as well...when you see your first lock up...make sure you keep good records of the date...you can bank on it next year if you keep all the conditions the same.

Good luck...

Yep!,....great additional advice there Rusty.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

"some are just born to troll and roll"

Hondurans and Nelsons tend to breed later in the year than some other types of snakes, like Corn Snakes. If often takes two or three post-brumation sheds before they breed for me. Hondurans that come out of cooling in mid-February usually mate in the month of May for me. Nelson's take even longer to get "in the swing of things" in my experience. It's pretty typical for me to be hatching out Nelson's in October.

Tim

Third Eye Herp

Thanks all for your answers.I think the problem is in temperature.Still cold in here "Slovak Republic". I also have l.g.holbrooki and female is about to lay in few days.What a difference!!