I've tried to find a thread about this, maybe I just didn't see it.

We have 4 females and 1 male garter. I would like to see if we could breed them. Do we need to simulate hibernation (when the time comes) to do this?? If so, could someone help me on how to do this.
We have a 10gal. tank and a heating pad under half of it. We also have a heat lamp we turn on a few times a day. Our snakes are in our living room as we don't have a whole lot of extra space. Plus we like to watch them