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This is the second year I couldn't get my hogg island boas to breed. Are their breeding cycles different from colombians? What can I do to improve my breeding success?
thanks Jon

I think that your geographic location, and the temps that the snakes are kept at play big role in when the female will cycle. Me and my friend live in the Pacific North West and our Hogs cycle between mid December and the end of January. This season I had a power outage in late Dec and I had to use a generator to run the heat in my snakeroom; even with it my temps durring the day were (ambient68-72/and 78-82 on the heat) night time temps fell to (ambient55-62/and 72-78 on the heat). The power came back on two days later; and so did the snakes the males in the room started climbing the walls, and all the females had cycled and had been bred within two weeks.
Although I have heard of some snakes comming into season in the late summer. I would put the male in with her now and leave him there, take him out for a few days at a time for feeding but put him back. I think the most common problem is't whether or not you can get you female to cycle, but missing it when she does. If she cycles at a time you dont expect you could lose the whole season.
That aside, try coolig the pair seperatly for a while and slowly bring the temps back up, once the temps are back to normal realy stick the feed to her then re-introduce the male.
If that don't work try a new male, maybe the one you have is a DUD not a STUD.