Breeding Corn Snakes

[chris124578]

Hi, male corns are just over 2 years old now and i want to breed them next spring.....
I was wondering if you can give me information on cooling them down, when, temps?? when to stop, how to set up there tank for breeding season..

[Invictus]

I would highly recommend you wait another year. 3 years old is way too young.

[Jeff_Favelle]

I would highly recommend you wait another year. 3 years old is way too young.

Are you seriousn Invictus? 18 months and don't look back. 3 years is too young? LOL! Can I have what you're smoking? Just a lil' bit?

[chris124578]

I ment to say I have a male corn and a female corn... they are both 2 years old.. So I should wait til next winter to cool them down?

it comes down to the size of your female, is she over 300 grams? if she is, or will be before breeding then go for it, with males size doesn't matter 18 months is as good as any, you just don't want to waste time with an animal that still shooting blanks lol. I'm cooling all my females over 275 grams, I still have 1 1/2 month to get weight on them and they will be brought out late febuary if not a little earlier depending on how early spring breaks here.

[dan2492]

Do you cool both the female and the male or just the female??

I actually cool to give my pocketbook a 2-3 month break from feeding more than to entice breeding. Corns will generally breed without any cooling.

[Invictus]

18 months Jeff? Can I have a bit of what YOU are smoking?

I can't tell you how many times I've read, heard, and heard OF people saying that they wished they had waited until their female was 4 to breed her. That is when they are done growing, and are most likely to give you a nice healthy clutch with very little risk of impaction. I've never heard of a successful breeding at 18 months of age. Not one that didn't lead to egg impaction or a mere 50% hatch rate, anyway.