Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I read that both work. I've always cycled. I'm wondering hows your result on which method you use & results please.
Dave
-----
Actions Speak louder than words.
Dave @ East TN Reptiles

HI Dave,
this is my first year of not using temps as my driving force in the cycling of my boas. I have always used the temps before and had moderate success in breeding. This year I relied more on Light Cycle (which I have always used too) reduced food intake, cutting them down to only a meal every 20 days or so, humidity, it is normally drier here in the winter anyway but I also mist less frequently.
This season I had 8 female boas breedable boas, of the 8 I choose not to breed one and let her gain more size, and one other developed an URI and I stopped breeding her (she did produce last year) but the other 6 all appear to be gravid (knocking loudly on wood) all have gone through their POS and seem to be showing all the signs. This will be the first year that they all seem to cycle right and everything looks good. I have witnessed more copulations this season, and still have them going at it. I will know more come April when many of them are due (which is two months earlier then normal for me). I also started breeding/introducing my males to my females on September 14, my birthday, which is two months earlier then I use to.
So I still cycled the boas, I just did not use temps to do so. I reasoned this by using the Costa Rica mean temps of the year, researched the fact that their mid winter and mid summer temps do not differ by more the 5 degrees through out the year (except in the upper elevations)and that the only difference for them their is the rain , light, and humidity.
I hope this helps
-----
Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com