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Could someone advise me on breeding my Irians? I have them in a room with colubrids which I will have down to 60F, so should I supplement my carpets with heat for the winter? What temp? Do I put them together cold or after heating back up? I've been able to find a little info on breeding but not on what temperatures to keep them at over winter.

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It's still a little early for python breeding. Another month is good. Mid 70's at night, normal daytime. Light can be more important than temp. Add a supplimental 40 watt bulb keyed to a timer and adjust it for outdoor daylight times. Colubrids and pythons have different digestion temps and coolness tolerances. I wouldn't take the IJ down to 60 for anything over a week, and probably not even that.

Well, cooling time is coming up soon. So I should maintain more heat for my carpets than my other snakes? Would nightglo bulbs affect their take on daylight hours? I'm planning on using those to help maintain nighttime heat for the pythons.

Put them together after two months of cooling?
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1.1 Cal Kings
1.1 Northern Pines
1.2 Honduran Boas
0.1 Tangerine Honduran Milks
1.2 Pueblan Milks
1.2 Blue Beauties
1.1 Irian Jaya Carpet Pythons

Nothing that's tropical should go to 60 degrees. I wouldn't go under the low 70's....and would actually stay at a minimum of 75. Remember that there's not much of a temp variance in New Guinea, especially like here. Do a net search for temps in that region.

Try spraying them with water.....and here's the temps.

"CLIMATE: Papua New Guinea has a monsoonal climate characterized by high temperatures and humidity throughout the year. The NW Monsoon season is from December to March while the SW Monsoon season is from May to October. Rainfall is at its heaviest in the highlands with average annual precipitation varying between 2,000 and 5,000 mm (79 to 197 inches). Average temperature ranges in Port Moresby are from 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit) to 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) all year."

Thanks! I'll find a way to keep the temps up.
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1.1 Cal Kings
1.1 Northern Pines
1.2 Honduran Boas
0.1 Tangerine Honduran Milks
1.2 Pueblan Milks
1.2 Blue Beauties
1.1 Irian Jaya Carpet Pythons