corn snake breeding

[snakefreak007]

I'm hoping to breed my amelanistic female and snow male corns next year and am looking for some feedback/suggestions. I'm going to cool them down in the same tank (4 foot) and then in the spring time take the male out and keep him out a few days before the female has her first shed. After she sheds, I'll put the male back in with her to stimulate copulation. Will this increase the chances of copulation at all? The reason I'm asking is that this pair did not breed this year at all and the female is about 3 1/4 feet and the male is about 4 years old. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

PJ

[reverendsterlin]

cool them in seperate tanks, after her first shed put him in for 2-3 days, take him out for a week and do it again. Repeat after her second shed.

[dan2492]

what would be the minumim breeding age and weight for a corn?
dan

[marisa]

The female should be pretty big. The bigger she is, the more eggs you'll likely get anyways most times. Generally around 36 inches, but with good girth is o.k. obviously snakes on thinner side should wait an extra year. Males can breed earlier since they do not do the egg laying.

Marisa