| First, when you are thinking of making this hobby as | | | | period, you can now feed your corn snake with small |
| your business, then you must know the hard truth | | | | amounts of food. This is another way of getting |
| that there is no money in this kind of trade because | | | | your corn snake ready for breeding corn snake. Then |
| of tough competition among corn snake breeders. | | | | now you can put the male and female corn snake |
| When starting breeding corn snakes make sure that | | | | together but make sure to separate them when it's |
| your corn snakes are healthy and in great condition. | | | | feeding time. |
| When breeding corn snakes, there are some | | | | Here are some things you should consider with |
| important things any breeders should consider. Any | | | | breeding snakes: |
| health problems with the female corn snake can | | | | 1. Before the brumation start you should put your |
| surely cause problems to her and to her future | | | | snake (male and female) in separate cages. |
| offspring. Before you start the brumation process, | | | | 2. You should feed the male and female snakes twice |
| put some weights on your corn snakes. | | | | as much as they eat in normally feeding time. This |
| You must set up another tank with temperature of | | | | kind of feeding should start on September so that |
| 65-70F for 5-7 days. Then after this, set up the tank | | | | both snakes have enough nourishment on their |
| temperature to 55-60F for a month and then around | | | | bodies all throughout the cold season. |
| 50F for another month or two. The full process | | | | 3. Three weeks before the brumation starts, you |
| brumation for your snake is about 2 -1/2 to 3 | | | | should now stop feeding both corn snakes (male and |
| months. When breeding corn snake, make sure to | | | | female corn snakes). They both should have empty |
| feed them in a larger portion but it should be only | | | | stomach, this is very important in the brumation |
| throughout the summer and fall season. Now before | | | | process. You should then keep the temperature of |
| you start the brumation make sure that your corn | | | | their cages normal. |
| snake has already emptied its stomach. | | | | Make sure to fill the bucket with moist peat moss |
| Though most copulation really happens during at night | | | | which will help the eggs from becoming dehydrated |
| most corn snakes will actually start copulating after | | | | and from rolling away from their mom's body. Make |
| you fed them or right after shedding. You can | | | | sure to follow these steps in breeding corn snakes |
| actually separate the male and female after | | | | and you will surely have healthy hatchlings of snakes |
| copulating or until you notice that the female's | | | | in no time. |
| abdomen is already swelling. After the brumation | | | | |