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Posted by Dean Alessandrini on April 04, 2002 at 15:48:20:
In Reply to: Dean &Phil, a couple of observations regarding winter temps posted by Fred Albury on April 04, 2002 at 13:12:55:
Fred,
“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" right?
I can’t argue with the repeated success you have had Fred.
But I can say that for the past 2 years in a row and in previous years in the early 90’s when I bred indigos successfully…I have stayed with a similar pattern of gradual reduction of nighttime temps and photoperiods throughout the fall and winter until the nights are dropping into the upper 50’s, or even as low as 55. During this coldest period, heat lamps kick on during the day, and the snakes ALWAYS come out and bask for the several hours that the lights are on and warm themselves nicely.
In a breeding colony that is now up to 8 animals including my TX, I have only had one mild respiratory infection that cleared very quickly upon administering a mild oral anti-biotic.
Since so many have tried breeding indigos and failed, or have had sporadic success, I thought I had stumbled on the best formula by allowing the nightimes drops into the 50’s. But…since you are obviously very successful repeatedly, I’d like to find some other common denominator here (besides baldness, that is)
I’m starting to think photoperiods. I have noticed that as soon as I begin to reduce the photoperiods, I start to see sperm deposits in the male’s water. I block out all influence from other light sources (like windows) and make sure all the light is being controlled by the timers so they cannot be “fooled” by other secondary light sources.
Do you routinely reduce the photoperiods during the fall/winter ?
There has to be something that you and I and Doug and Robert Sieb and the very few others who are having repeated success are doing similarly…and maybe therein lies the big secret.
Dean A.
