Gopher Snakes

[john09]

hi
i have a male gopher snake that im very interested in breeding.
i have looked and read at info about gophers but nothing about breeding.
has anyone out there successfully bred gopher snakes?
and please can you give me any tips/advice.
ive heard theyre cannabilistic, is this true?
please pm with replies
cheers
John

[paulh]

The pine/bull/gopher snakes are GREAT animals! The same techniques work for all of them.

There are a number of subspecies of gopher snake. My experience has been with bullsnakes. They need a 2-3 month hibernation period at 45-55 Fahrenheit. They start courting around a month after they come out of hibernation and lay eggs around 6-8 weeks later. Incubation is like corn snake eggs.

Cannibalism has happened with gopher snakes but is MUCH rarer than with king snakes. It's most likely to happen if two snakes get on opposite ends of one mouse.

Good luck.

[john09]

thanks mate
hopefully it all goes well. and gophers are great animals!!