This year is my first try at getting my BP's to breed. I started the nighttime temp drops in August, put them together at the beginning of Sept, and have witnessed copulation since. I started in August hoping to get eggs prior to next summer, when everyone else has them!
I have two questions:
1) Has anyone else attempted/succeeded in adjusting the breeding season like this? My apartment has central air, so I have total control over the air temps in the room. Why do I not hear breeders talking about this, or see babies for sale at all times of the year? Is it really that difficult to adjust the breeding season?
2) Once they have copulated a few times, is there any reason to continue the temp drops, or is it ok to seperate them and resume normal temps?
It is my understanding that the temp drops stimulate the males to produce viable sperm, and that after being bred, the heat going back to normal triggers the ovulation/fertilization process. Is that correct? And if it is, would resuming the normal temps after seeing copulation trigger an earlier ovulation/fertilization than letting the breeding season run it's course?
Any answers would be appreciated, but please don't tell me to buy the Ball Python Manual, or type something into Google. I have done both, and have not found answers to my questions.
Thanks!
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