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I'm trying to get brumation plans together for the winter and I was wondering if anyone on here with any expereince breeding SITBs could enlighten me as to the best way to cycle them? Thanks! Posted below is a pic of my female feeding on a pinky. After only 2 feedings I have gotten both of the pair swapped over to unscented rodents! I'm thrilled since I hate scenting stuff. As a side note - the female is always acting uncharacteristically hungry now that she's settled in, and every time I move by the cage she comes up front and looks quite interested. I know these guys have slow metabolisms, and I'm scared to overfeed her. Is it okay to feed her more or less when she's hungry (within reason), or does she need to wait a full 12-14 days in between meals? Thanks!

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Inhabitants of the reptile room:
Leopard geckos, pictus geckos, crested geckos, african fat-tails, Paroedura bastardi bastardi, Bent-Toed geckos, a velvet gecko, Henkel's Leaf Tails, Bibron's geckos, Texas Banded Geckos, Corn snakes, Ball Pythons, Honduran milks, a single Taiwan Beauty, Leucistic Texas Rats, Solomon Island Tree Boas, a pair of Mali Uromastyx, and a single baby bearded dragon... whew, I think that's it.......

From all the text I have collected on Candoia there seems to be an agreement on the "brumation" of Candoia. You dont actually brumate them as you would colubrids. 6 to 8 weeks of around 70 degrees at night while daytime temps remain around 80 degrees. Some breeders hint that multiple males may be needed to encourage copulation while others just pair them up and have great results. You know, I noticed as I am also wanting to prepare to attempt some breeding nobody has mentioned if you maintain a feeding schedule during this time frame. I wonder how sensitive the digestive process is with the cooler temps. I am in the process of putting a care sheet together for a new website on Candoia we are putting together and that area of "brumation" seems to be missing in everything I am reading.
If I talk to someone in the next few days I will try to let you know more on this.
R.W.

I'd appreciate it very much if you do indeed find out. SDo basically I can just let them deal with the natural temp drop that occurs in my reptile room during the winter. Should I leave the pair togther, or do I need to separate? If you find out more info about the feeding, do share! Thanks for the info!
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Inhabitants of the reptile room:
Leopard geckos, pictus geckos, crested geckos, african fat-tails, Paroedura bastardi bastardi, Bent-Toed geckos, a velvet gecko, Henkel's Leaf Tails, Bibron's geckos, Texas Banded Geckos, Corn snakes, Ball Pythons, Honduran milks, a single Taiwan Beauty, Leucistic Texas Rats, Solomon Island Tree Boas, a pair of Mali Uromastyx, and a single baby bearded dragon... whew, I think that's it.......