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How goes it...Herpers... I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has bred with a good outcome,from not cooling at all or only cooling say a month or so....? Now I have done this in corns bred with awesome results and never once cooled them... But Im wondering about kings...? Reason I ask is I have recently moved... And I cant cool my snakes as ezy and as cold as i once could. & with this crazy Tx weather,snowing one day 80 degrees the next.... Im having a hard time cooling... I can make other arrangements to cool them but I'd like to see what happens in breeding from these wacked out TX temps.... Or should I not...? any & all input would be gr8.... Pe@ce ...Mike
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Hi Mike,
If you get answers encouraging you to breed w/o brumating, keep us posted on the results.

But do be aware you can do a dandy job of brumating your kings by turning off the lights, witholding food, and letting them experience those snow-day temps as well as the warm days. IMHO.
Terry

Terry, thanx for the reply... I have yet to be encouraged to try to breed them with out cooling them.... I was just wondering about the temps being low for only a very short period of time.. But my plans were to do just as you said.. I was however curious to hear from someone that has had good breedings with a brief burmation... Pe@ce.... Mike

I asked a similar question: Minimum brumation time (on 28 Dec.) See post below (near bottom of this page). Bluerosy (Rainer) told me 2 weeks or even less!!! The shortest that I have tried was 4 weeks I believe. But I usually go longer, cause it gives me a little time off from the snakes and more time with the WIFE and kids during winter. They DO appreciate it! That is why I still have the same wife I had 20 years ago, LOL (knock on wood)!

Zee

>>I asked a similar question: Minimum brumation time (on 28 Dec.) See post below (near bottom of this page). Bluerosy (Rainer) told me 2 weeks or even less!!! The shortest that I have tried was 4 weeks I believe. But I usually go longer, cause it gives me a little time off from the snakes and more time with the WIFE and kids during winter. They DO appreciate it! That is why I still have the same wife I had 20 years ago, LOL (knock on wood)!
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>>Zee

Terry... thanx for pointing that out.... was a typo,but one I seem to make quite often... Pe@ce... Mike

Zee... I read your thread I overlooked that... It sure would of answered some of my ?'s.... I was just curious to hear from some ppl like Bluerosy for example that cooled very little and still did ok... Needless to say Im going with my gut instinct and Terry's input...... It is just hard in these crazy Tx temps... Thanx for the input... & man are you right about the break, My wife is begging for a good break from all the herps so we can do stuff with the kids etc.... Pe@ce... Mike

Thanks! I know about THAT crazy weather, LOL! Where in TX do you live? I bought a house in Killeen many years ago (when I was stationed at Ft. Hood), currently renting it out while I'm now living in NC., near Fayetteville).
I will be visiting TX this spring (in April)!

Zee

ZEE.... Im in Houston.... & man are we having some wacked out weather....... Pe@ce...Mike

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