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Post hibernation shed

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cowtownherper

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I have read that most females are ready to breed shortly after their first shed after brumation. I dont brumate my corns and was wondering if I should time introducing them to males according to their sheds. Do corns that are not brumated follow a similar patern to those that are? I live in north Texas and was wondering if anyone could tell me when to start thinking about trying to hook them up. Thanks for any info you might have
 
My non-brumated snakes didn't start breeding until March last year. With that said, our temps this year have been much different. The best suggestion I have is to try a male and see if there is any interest.

Glad to see you're still hanging out our around here. ;)
 
Thanks CAV, good to see a famaliar face. I have a couple of males chomping at the bits to give it a go. I'm thinking one of the girls close by may be sending a little signal that shes ready too. Do you think I should wait until she sheds, or go ahead and introduce them now. Thanks again.
 
Is she ready to shed, or due a shed soon? If not then i say introduce them. If she's due for a shed in the next 3-4 weeks, then i would wait till after shedding.
 
Thanks again. I have one who shed a couple weeks ago, and one who should shed in 2-3 weeks. I think I'm gonna give it a go with the one and wait for the shed on the other.
 
I'm having a related, if not similar problem... Temps here in florida have been crazy this winter with some very high daytime temps on several ocassions. One of my females who has not fed in probably 2 months, and still has several weeks worth of brumation left, is about to shed.

Should I just leave her down for now, or take it as a sign that she's ready to start heating back up?
 
Pair 'Em Up!

While I brumate, I think the following holds true either way. If the males are getting the scent, add female. Whether the female has shed, hasn't shed, or is blue as a smurf, it won't bother him a bit. The female may be less receptive to his "advances," but she'll get fertilized if ovulating.
 
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