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Brumate underweight Females?

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Dennis Gulla

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I have one of my female corns that double clutched this past summer. I have been feeding her very aggressively since then in an effort to put the weight back on.

She has gained a decent amount of weight, but not as much as I would have liked. I think I am going to give her this coming season off.

I was wondering.........Would it be better to put her into brumation along with my other adults even if I am not breeding her. Or, should she be left out of brumation along with hatchlings and yearlings, and continue to be fed aggressively?
 
I would not put her in brumation unless she has decent weight. In the past I have done one of two things when faced with the same situation as you. The first was to not brumate and continue feeding through the winter if the snake was thin. The second was to postpone brumation an extra month or so to allow the weight to be put back on. Even without the brumation there is still a possibility of breeding next season. I am by no way an expert but just trying to share a little of the experience from working with the corns over the last 17 years.
 
That's actually a tough call, Dennis. I have done it both ways, and really can't say that one is better than the other.

But one thing to consider is that brumation really is not necessary to breed corn snakes. Especially in females. So if you keep her up all Winter and feed her very well, it is quite possible that she will be able to breed for you this upcoming season.

Personally I would cool her down myself, but only because it would be one less mouth to feed over the winter months. ;)
 
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