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To cool or Not to cool....

Boaloco Oct 14, 2012 10:42 AM

What do you do when breeding your ball pythons?

Night time drop, how much?

Day time drop, too?

Humidty increse? when?

Reduction in photoperiod, by how much and why?

I know this is very basic for all you guys but I am starting out and want to do what is best and known to work?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to reply

Replies (2)

Thomas S. Oct 14, 2012 05:02 PM

Actually I don't change anything. I watch for the males and females to start cruising the cage and then I put them together. I've been pretty successful this way.

Ap_Reptiles Oct 16, 2012 11:25 AM

This is my first year of breeding but what i have been doing is dropping the night temps down to a 82 degree hotspot with the cool end of the tub being at mid to low 70's during the day the hotspot is at 92 with the cool end being around 80 and so far it has worked for me as we speak my male butter pastel is locked up with my spider female

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