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Scott W · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: Breeding / Cycling procedures?

So now it's coming up to the breeding season, I was interested in what everyone does.

Do you alter photoperiods or leave natural light entering the room as your photoperiod?

What ambient background room temps do you try to maintain?

What day time basking temp do you give?

What night time basking temp do you give? (if any?)

Do you continue to offer food?

How long do you maintain this cycle for?

How long do you leave the male in with the female?

How many females do you let the male mate with?

When do you actually start this cycle?
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goldenburm · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:10 am Post subject:

this is my first year of trying royals but here we go!

Do you alter photoperiods or leave natural light entering the room as your photoperiod? NATURAL LIGHT

What ambient background room temps do you try to maintain? MINE IS 74

What day time basking temp do you give? 90F

What night time basking temp do you give? (if any?)80F

Do you continue to offer food? YES

How long do you maintain this cycle for? UNTIL MALE HAS FINISHED AND FEMALE OVULATES I SUPPOSE

How long do you leave the male in with the female? 2 WEEKS ON 1 WEEK OFF

How many females do you let the male mate with?MINE IS MATING ONE THIS YEAR AS ONLY HAVE 1 BREEDABLE SIZE, ANOTHER IS AT 1150g BUT THATS TOO SMALL FOR ME

When do you actually start this cycle? ALREADY DONE
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

Scott W · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:22 am Post subject:

cheers Peter, good luck with that.

I haven't quite decided what I'm doing yet. I have no natural light so will be adjusting the photo period manually.
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goldenburm · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:59 am Post subject:

In my outbuilding I have large windows and therefore I can cycle in time with our own seasons!
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

Herpquest

So now it's coming up to the breeding season, I was interested in what everyone does.

Do you alter photoperiods or leave natural light entering the room as your photoperiod? Yes. Reduce photoperiod from 14 hrs day/10 hrs night to 10 hours day/14 hrs night.
What ambient background room temps do you try to maintain? 75 day, 60 night.
What day time basking temp do you give? 90 degrees throughout year.

What night time basking temp do you give? (if any?) 80 degrees source temp, approx 72 degrees tub surface temp.
Do you continue to offer food? Yes.

How long do you maintain this cycle for? Start October 1st, end March 31st

How long do you leave the male in with the female? 3 days on, 3 days off.

How many females do you let the male mate with? 1:1,2:1, 2:2.

When do you actually start this cycle? Start to lower temps and photoperiod gradually on 14 September. Raise temps and photoperiod gradually 1st April.
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Scott W · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:47 am Post subject:

thanks Eric, interesting to see how long you cycle your animals for. When do you normally have your first eggs laid / hatched?

Do you think the only reason captive balls lay/hatch so late is that most are cycled a lot later?
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goldenburm · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

Eric that patternation seems a lot like the way ol Ralphy does it too!

PS best of luck in any breeding this year matey!
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING

mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

exciting stuff.

So I am clear on one point.
The basking temp is kept the same as the rest of the year for the daylight hours.
thanks
mike

Herpquest · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

goldenburm · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

when u remove the eggs do u major clean the viv, tub etc to remove the egg smell, and do u wash the female after egg deposition to remove smell of eggs to allow the snake to feed quicker?
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1.0 striped supersalmon DEAD
0.1 salmon poss TH moonglow DEAD
0.1 Orangasm DH ghost DEAD
1.0 pastel motley DEAD
2.0 sunglows 1.0 LIVING
1.1 pastel het snow 0.1 LIVING
2.2 albino boas DEAD
0.2 albino ara's DEAD
0.4 boa constrictors 0.2 LIVING