i'd like to breed her with another snake with vivid colors for a few people in a club and a pet store but i love my snake a lot and she has never bitten anyone and she's really sweet and social because i hold her a lot and take care of her cage. i dont want to put a male in her tank with her if it'll upset her or make her grumpy. if i let her have a roomate, would she be any less friendly or change at all really?
2007-06-08 13:53:01 · 5 answers · asked by Radikal Ed 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It will not change your snake's personality to breed her. However, you really should do some more research before you breed. Is she at least three years old? Has she attained a length of at least 3 ft. and is she at LEAST 300 grams. I recommend more as most of my females will lose at least 100 grams after laying. Corns do not need to be brumated to breed, but it helps get the females ovulating. I breed my pairs in a seperate plastic container with a lid on it. I place the female in there first, then the male. I allow them about 20-30 minutes. If the female spends all her time trying to escape and won't let the male hook up, she's not ready. It's getting late in the breeding season right now although some breed this late. I have clutches due to hatch now, with second clutches that would hatch (if laid) in August sometime. I would recommmend you check out the Cornsnake forum for all your answers before deciding to breed. The site is at www.cornsnakes.com Please do your homework and find out the risks involved in breeding before putting your female thru it.
2007-06-08 16:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by gallianomom2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never had the temperament of any of my snakes change with breeding at all, except immediately after laying eggs. Sometimes they will get "owly" when you try to remove them. : )
That said, she should be brumated for a 3 month period over the winter to put her into "breeding mode". After she is brought out of brumation, she needs time to slowly warm up, feed, and get back to "normal" so to speak before introducing the male to her. I do not remove the water dish from my breeding tanks, nor do I mist them, too much humidity can lead to health problems in corns. If everything is done properly, you should see breeding activity fairly quickly.
Some things to keep in mind...breeding is hard on a female. Once they are gravid, and even after laying, she may go off feed, for up to 2-3 months. You must make sure she is old enough, large enough, and in peak health before breeding, and even then health problems can and do happen. Egg binding and retained eggs are a concern, both of which can kill the female.
Eggs should be removed and incubated, and then each baby needs to be kept in its own enclosure, and kept until feeding well on its own.
Snakes also should only be housed together during breeding, and then returned to their own separate enclosures, not kept together at all times.
2007-06-08 14:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this question is relative. If you introduce another snake into your snakes cage, her feelings are going to change. Whether good or bad, is completely up to her. If she is an older snake I do not recommend you putting another snake in with her for any reason. My opinion, and everyone has one, is if you want her to stay just like she is, leave her as she is. Baby snakes are a huge responsibility and are not for amateur snake lovers. I love my snakes and accidently got involved with eggs from one of my females and now she is gone. Please make sure you know exactly what you are doing if you are going to breed your pet snake!
2007-06-08 16:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by Reptile lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-08 00:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by pontonio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When she comes out of hibernation, put her in her tank (with no water, very important if you want this to work) and turn up the heat gradually, introduce the male to her, and spray (mist) them both quite a bit. (Once they show interest, put a bowl of water in for them, a tub big enough for two)
Worked with all the snakes I bred, and all of them were sucessful.
2007-06-08 13:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋