Cooling Period

I hold my snakes during breeding season quite often, not for long periods.
My snakes are in my room also and I do not do anything with the light, it doesn't effect them one way or another.
Last year I bred in a spare bathroom with no light at all except during feeding time and cleaning time, otherwise pitch dark.

I know ppl do it but 32's are just not ideal imo for breeding females in, it works but not ideal.
You'll love 41qt tubs once you get them, I have both sideways racks and long ways and both work well.

I can't wait until my rack is done! I am very excited to move my females to the 41qt, they will love it. Great info Jerry, thanks for the help!

I will hold up until they ovulate and then I only move them when necessary. After they lay, I won't hold them for a while because they are either hungry as can be or not eating

I don't bother with cooling. It's an unnecessary, time consuming, annoying step--emphasis on the unnecessary...

I have found with a few picky eaters, the more often I hold them, the better they eat. I'm wondering if there's anything to that. I plan to test the notion further.

I wouldn't say it's time consuming for me. It only takes about a second per probe to turn on the NTD for the Herpstats

What is your start temp during the days and the temp you have your night drop set to Nick?

Off season, I put the hot spot between 90-92 (I use radiant heat panels so the hot spot varies) but the thermostat is set at 90. At the beginning of my season, I drop the thermostat to 89 and then two weeks later I drop it to 88. Then two weeks after that (one month), I drop the hot spot at night to 84. I think for either 10 or 12 hours and I should know this. I do this for about two months. Every year I tweak it a little but I really depend on my logs. My cool side never drops below 80 during breeding season and is about 82 in the off season. I wouldn't say I "cool" them, I just bring the hot spot down at night.

Thanks Nick!

Not a problem

So upon everyone's advice I decided to check on them this morning and this is what I see with my bumblebee x pastel. To me it looks S if his tail is wrapped under hers and they are locked. This would be my first lock witnessed! Opinions?