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I have had a 1.1 pair of eastern collereds for about a year now but have not really done anything special with them to increase their chances of breeding.. I let them hybernate most of the winter and just started warming them up about a month ago.. they seemed to have done well through their winter and are active and eating well again. their terrarium is about 4ft by 1 ft and they seem happy with their home (plenty of hide spots and such..).

anyway, I'm curious to know what more I would need to do to have a good chance that they might breed. Is there a good resource (book or website) anyone would recommend for breeding information?

Finally, I live in Arizona and have heard that there are restrictions to selling reptiles that are native to the state.
I purchased my eastern Collereds outside of AZ and have documentation that they were cb.. Does anyone know if I can legally sell Eastern Collereds in Arizona? Or is there a better subspecies of Collereds (are the different varieties of collereds all within the same species??) for me to try and breed in Arizona? I believe Eastern Collereds can be native to Arizona.. but am not sure.

thanks for any information..
Patrick

If your collared were hibernated they should breed on there own.
Once their hormones fire up, they should be good to go. Watch for the male to vibrate is head and do a push up when he jumps up on his basking spot. You'll then know he is ready.

I also just moved to Az and brought several C. collaris with me.
None of them came from this state so I'm wondering the same thing about selling their offspring. I also breed C. nebrius and C. bicinctores that did come form Az so I won't be selling thier offspring. Hopefully someone out there can anwser this question.

I wouldn't try to sell them if I were you. I guess it would be legal if you could prove you purchased them from another state. If AZ Game and Fish found out they probably wouldn't be happy. Its best to just not to bother.

I guess if you think about it, pet stores sell Cal. Kings, they're native. They're also common in the pet trade.

Just don't advertise on AZ Herp websites. Most people are very protective of there rights as herpers. They don't want people to ruin it for them.

I am actually going out this weekend to try to catch a pair. If they breed I plan on just giving them away to people from local herp clubs. Great way to meet new herpers.

One more thing, I think it may be illegal to import herps that are native to the state. For example: If I were to catch a Western DiamondBack in New Mexico and transport it into AZ I would be in violation. Email me if you have anymore questions.