corn cooling down

rugbystar55 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 08:01 PM

hiya i am cooling down my male and female corns on wed do you thing that you get more eggs when they are cooled

rugbystar55 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 06:17 PM

anyone ???

ladybird · #3 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:10 PM

Apparently you do, but I've never tried it (yet)

Someone should maybe cool a pair, and not cool another pair and compare? Or not cool the same pair that they cooled the year before, etc. and compare that.

Athravan · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:12 PM

I have experienced absolutely no increase in number of eggs based on cooling.

The only difference I have experienced when cooling or not cooling a collection of 50 adults, is the amount of females that a male can successfully copulate with, without running dry.

I cooled all my corns for 5 years, then cooled no one for 3 years... this year I am cooling males only.

rugbystar55 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:22 PM

ok cheers

theonejss · #6 (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 07:47 PM

agreed cool only the males one it breeds better [lol] but to my mind your still feeding the female giving her that extra bit of food so doesnt take as much out of her

ladybird · #7 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athravan

I have experienced absolutely no increase in number of eggs based on cooling.

The only difference I have experienced when cooling or not cooling a collection of 50 adults, is the amount of females that a male can successfully copulate with, without running dry.

I cooled all my corns for 5 years, then cooled no one for 3 years... this year I am cooling males only.

That's interesting! So basically you only need to cool males, because females will still ovulate as normal without cooling?

ladybird · #8 (**permalink**) 24-10-2008, 11:23 AM

Can anyone confirm this?

cornmorphs · #9 (**permalink**) 26-10-2008, 06:48 PM

i'm cooling the lot this year, after listening to other people for thelast 2, i have had under half the amount of hatchlings i should have and only half the females produced... i'm going back to my way.

SnakeBreeder · #10 (**permalink**) 26-10-2008, 06:59 PM

Cooling is actualy more important for older animals in my experience.
As mentioned it seems to be more important to cool males than females.
But females over 5 seem to produce better when they have been cooled.
For snakes 3 and under it seems to be less of an issue.
Stephen

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