brumation, again

[garterchick]

i know there are several threads on the topic but my question is: do i have to brumate the female and the male in order to breed them in the spring? i had originally planned to do just that, but i just bought a 19inch male red-sided from reed and, when compared to the female, it's tiny. i know the males don't get nearly as big, but i thought i could use the wintertime to allow this guy to grow some more to increase the chances of having offspring . of course, if that means that he may not breed at all then i would have shot myself in the foot by not brumating him. does anyone have a solution to my dilemma? how about a shortened brumation time, maybe just a month? would that do the trick as far as stimmulating hormone production is concerned ?

[ssssnakeluvr]

at 19 inches he's plenty big enough to breed. just brumate him with her and you will have a better chance at babies next year!!

[mikm]

Hey there Tina, I agree with Don. I have had males younger/smaller then that sucessfully breed. I would brumate both of them.

Best,

[adamanteus]

I agree also. He's big enough, brumate them both.

[garterchick]

cool, that answers my question, thanks ya'll

[garterchick]

another question has presented itself: when you use a fridge to brumate your snakes, do you use it "as is" or do you use a special thermostat to keep the temp. from going below 50 degrees?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

well the temps can go down to thes 40s

another question has presented itself: when you use a fridge to brumate your snakes, do you use it "as is" or do you use a special thermostat to keep the temp. from going below 50 degrees?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

and i don't think that fridges temperatures fluster that much as long as its around 40-55 f its fine and make sure to give them plenty of air