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"Off Season" Trial Update

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graffixcs

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First off I would like to apologise for starting a new thread as the original title "feeding after brumation" is not relevent, however some of the "progression" of that threat has lead to this.

Just to recap; The 4 year old pair that were continually housed together and kept at a constant temp of 85F year round were separated some time back. They had been brumated at temps of 65F (night) and 70-75F (day) for 10 weeks, ending 8/11/05.

They were fed 1 f/t mouse on 8/13/05. (small meal for this pair over 4 1/2 foot ea). They then were fed 1 small weanling rat each 8/16/05.

The female shed 8/13/05, before her meal. This shed was added to the males tub and he became noticeably more active, could just be from warming up and feeding. :shrugs:

The male was added to the females tank 8/17/05 as the female had shed and they are both very active. Their first hour together has seen them both cruising, but separately.

Any comments or questions are welcome. At worst, this will be a what "not" to do thread.
 
It sounds to me like you're doing every thing just fine. I can't think of anything to differently but I have heard that if you mist the viv with warm water the pheromones 'drift' through the air more readily and can spark some action.

I have a few females who could be great candidates for an off-season breeding right now but the honest truth is, I just packed the incubator away in the attic after having to deal with it taking up so much space since last march that I can't be bothered taking it down for at least another 4 months or so!!

Good luck with the pairing,
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I'm guessing that they will need one more shed cycle to kick into breeding mode, so that they'll probably start breeding in about 4-5 weeks. If my "timing" is about right, you should have eggs hatching around New Year's Day. Maybe someone should start a "hatching day" pool, hehe.

Good luck, and definitely keep the updates coming as things progress. :)
 
Pool is open !!

Good news is, they haven't eaten each other, bad news is they both think it's comfortable under the water bowl. One tail is visible so no boinking action yet, making the "hatching date pool" still very open ! :crazy02:
 
Given that the shed was so soon after coming out of brumation, could be that you will not get action until after her second shed. Could also be that action is taking place after dark. May be worth separating them if there is nothing apparent in the next week or so - so that they are keen to go when introduced after her next shed. I find that the male usually won't hesitate at all if the female is receptive and I like to be able to confirm that a breeding takes place.

Always possible that the temp drop wasn't enough to simulate winter brumation and she may not be getting ready to ovulate - but sure would be great to hear that you have success,

mary v.
 
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