Corns Breeders: How Many Of You Brumate, And How Many Of You Don't?

[Brittanicus]

Just a simple question to all those who regularly breed corns.
How many of you brumate? and how many of you do not?
Also, how many, if any, of you just brumate your males?

[Ssthisto]

Thus far I have not brumated mine, and I've not seen any problems with fertility in clutches; I personally don't feel the need to try brumation based on that sort of result.

[stan]

I do, males and females.

[rachel132002]

I don't, don't even know if i'll pair this year but if they go they go if they don't they don't.

[Jczreptiles]

I used to but not in the winter as most do I used to just do a slight cooling in the summer and have the summer in the winter so i would have hatchlings when most people don't.

[Brittanicus]

Originally Posted by Jczreptiles

I used to but not in the winter as most do I used to just do a slight cooling in the summer and have the summer in the winter so i would have hatchlings when most people don't.

I've considered that but didn't really know how successful it would be as I don't use lighting inside the vivs so really couldn't put them on a timer, and I keep most of my corns in the same room so didn't want to have the younger ones not ready for breeding yet having to put up with the reduced light from blocking off the windows. But then again I suppose I could just reduce the light to to the vivs containing the corns that I am planning to breed by covering them up allowing them less hours daylight. Maybe I could even partition the room off and then the non mature corns would not be affected.
Definitely something to think about.

So basically Jczreptiles, you do but just at a different time of year to most.

[Grond]

I don't as such, but I do adjust their photoperiod.

[Jczreptiles]

Originally Posted by Brittanicus

I've considered that but didn't really know how successful it would be as I don't use lighting inside the vivs so really couldn't put them on a timer, and I keep most of my corns in the same room so didn't want to have the younger ones not ready for breeding yet having to put up with the reduced light from blocking off the windows. But then again I suppose I could just reduce the light to to the vivs containing the corns that I am planning to breed by covering them up allowing them less hours daylight. Maybe I could even partition the room off and then the non mature corns would not be affected.
Definitely something to think about.

So basically Jczreptiles, you do but just at a different time of year to most.

Yes basicly but I have stopped with corns now, even producing them at a different time of the year does not help with selling now, before I was getting very good prices for them off my local pet shop because they were hard to get at the time of year I was producing them.

[cornmorphs]

i do hibernate, the 2 times i didnt i have a low % of babies compated to actual breedings... although as someone said there, corns are seriously not selling right now, so i am considering which ones to actually breed..

[Brittanicus]

Thanks everyone for your replies!
Please keep them coming.