what do I need to breed

[BIGTOE]

I'm thinking of beeding my Bredli python, any do's and dontswhat il need to do this apart from a male and female, I think I'll incubate to take the stress load off the female but any other info would be a great help

 

[jimmy_the_kid]

i thought u had to incubate i dident know u could just leave it up to the momma please let me know if this is a good idear cause i am very intrested in the subject

 

[BIGTOE]

Well ill be honest I dont know the first thing... but I know Ill icubate , given experience in chooks

 

[bkgone]

does it take longer for the eggs to hatch with the mother?Also would u get more or less babies if u left them to hatch with their mother?thanks

 

[JunglePython]

be sure to give them a nice cold winter cooling.

Have you been cooling them in previous years?

 

[JunglePython]

I have not tried maternal incubation but I would think that artificially incubated eggs would hatch quicker.

Last year I incubated some eggs for a friend. The mother lived outdoors. The eggs were layed late in the season ( she was an atherton) and they took ages to hatch.

My murrays hatched in 48 days this year. Super fast with 100% hatch rate.

 

[Fuscus]

The beginners guide
1/ seperate the animals
2/ cool them down until September
3/ Adjust light cycle to a winter cycle
4/ In september warm animals up slowly
5/ Adjust light cycle
6/ Make sure both animals are well feed.
7/ Introduce male into females enclosure (not the other way round).
8/ When male loses interest, remove him
9/ Give female a suitable place for nesting
10/ Watch for signs ( there is a pre-lay shed, many remove the water bowl then)
11/ Remove eggs and incubate
12/ Advertise on herp trader to sell young
13/ Use proceeds to buy other pythons.

There is a great booklet called "keeping Carpet Pythons in captivity" that you should purchase.

 

[bkgone]

is this for any python?

 

[Fuscus]

carpets mainly.

 

[earthmother]

Good Info Fuscus, thankyou. It's now copied and pasted for future reference.

To breed you need a male and a female, some mood music and ply them with snake wine.

Em
Sorry, just being bizarre.

 

[JunglePython]

If anyone is trying to breed jungles then you want to put them together before september. My atherton girl ovulates at the end of August.

 

[Fuscus]

Its only a rough guide and I'm sure (hope) others will add and correct. there are heaps of details that need to be filled in.

 

[JunglePython]

yeah I wasnt having a go at you Fuscus. I just thought of all the newbies
out there. They might not know that different carpets breed at different times of the year.

 

[bkgone]

sorry to steal the thread but why r black headed pythons so expensive?Is it because there hard to breed?thanks

 

[JunglePython]

hard to breed.
small clutch size.
high demand due to there natural good looks and pleasant disposition.

wish I had some.

 

[Fuscus]

I posted the last message before I read your post JP. Also anything I post is always a fair target for comment and critisim

 

[bkgone]

r bhps class1 or 2 licence in nsw?

 

[snakehunter]

BHPs are class 1 in NSW