do corn snakes have a breeding season ?

[harry crisp]

Hi everyone , for the last few weeks my snake has been moving around loads and trying to escape. I read that in spring time corns look for a mate , is this true? And how do they know its time to breed?
I also dont have any other snakes in my house , so he cant be smelling another one.

[prairiepanda]

The rising temperatures trigger "mating season" as you say. I've heard of breeders simulating winter and rising spring temperatures at different times of the year in order to align their breedinh projects with expos(often primary sales method), but it's usually easier to follow the natural seasons since the temperatures will rise and fall on their own naturally.

Your corn could be trying to get out to seek a mate(males do this; if you're unsure of the gender then this might not be the case) but he could also just be more active because of the higher temperatures accelerating his metabolism.

[harry crisp]

ok thanks for reply , a question a bit off topic but in april my road is having a power outage for 9 hours. Will my snake be fine without a heat mat and room heating (radiator) for 9 hours , possibly less ?

[prairiepanda]

In April any place should stay warm enough to keep him well for a few hours, especially since he's a corn snake. If the temperature in your home drops to 20C/68F or below, you can put a sweater or blanket on yourself and let him sit between you and the sweater/blanket to share your body heat. Don't do this unless the temperature does drop low, though, because your body can produce a lot of heat!

If you're expecting temperatures to be quite low in your region even in April, you can turn the room heat up higher than usual a couple hours before the planned outage so that it takes longer to cool down.

[harry crisp]

Ok thanks for help :) I have an update of the pooping situation as well , i think his getting better cause this time he didn't poo for 3 days ! Today his poo wasn't just urinates either , it had brown in it ! Since i haven't fed him in 2 weeks , im hoping the brown in the bad mouse or the spare mouse that was causing him to poop so often. In a way flushing his system out , ill keep you updated :)

[prairiepanda]

You can go ahead and start feeding him on a regular schedule again. He's probably hungry!

[jossh27]

My kings been going batshit crazy too. Very active... Makes me feel like she needs a bigger cage than the 36x18x16 because she slithers laps In that thing

[harry crisp]

Josh , i think its because of breeding behavoiur. If your snake was fine in the tank before then nothing has changed. I wouldnt worry but your choice if you think he needs new cage. And prairiepanda i will continue feeding beginging this saturday coming , thanks for help guys :)

[sharthun]

My kings been going batshit crazy too. Very active... Makes me feel like she needs a bigger cage than the 36x18x16 because she slithers laps In that thing

Same here I have one male corn;2 male kings,and one male black milk snake. All very active .

[harry crisp]

Hi guys , my snake is still moving like crazy. Is it still the breeding season ? His almost restless ( he does rest now and again) , what are your snakes behavoiurs like?

[jjhill001]

Hi guys , my snake is still moving like crazy. Is it still the breeding season ? His almost restless ( he does rest now and again) , what are your snakes behavoiurs like?

Till summer starts I believe.

[harry crisp]

So do you mean when summer starts breeding season will end ? Or it will start ? Mine beens active since march time

[jjhill001]

I think it ends around when summer starts. I'll check.

[jjhill001]

Says they lay eggs in June so I'd imagine that's around when things die down.

[harry crisp]

ok , thanks very much mate :)