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New Breeding Pair Need Opinions

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I just purchased a 5 year old pair of proven Lavenders today at a local reptile show. The seller said that he had been brumating them for the past 6 weeks or so and that they were brought out of brumation for the show, probably been at 60 - 80 degrees for the last two days. My question is, should I put them back into brumation for another 6-8 weeks or since they have warmed up, go ahead and continue at normal temps? Another thing that worried me a little is that one of them had a very small, very black and wet bowel movement when I put him into his tub. I'm now not too sure on how well they were prepared for brumation. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
If they were already brumated for 6-8 weeks, it seems pointless to put them back in brumation. That's sufficient time to get them ready for breeding. I've read that they still drink and will continue to have small bowel movements during brumation, but I'm no expert on that. I would give them a few days to acclimate, then offer fuzzies to get their digestion going again. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don't regurge or have other problems. Then put them on a breeding/feeding schedule to get the female's weight up for egg production.
 
Thanks for the advice dionythicus, that's what I was thinking but wanted some additional opinions. I went ahead and put them on a lower shelf in my snake closet with a heat gradient from 75 - 65 to start with. I checked on them today and the male already shed. I'm going to give them a fuzzy tomorrow, kick up the heat a little and if all goes well, up the feedings as you suggested. Hopefully they will breed in the near future.
 
I'd hold them on that 65-75 F heat gradient for a couple of days, then kick them up to 85 at the warm end (daytime) for a week before trying to feed them.
 
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