First of all you do not have to do this, I my self tend not to do this. I find this is only for them who are seriously into breeding corns for a living. My self I just let nature takes its course if the females gravel and lay so be it.

Before hibernating your snake you need to make sure that your snake is in very good condition or you run the risk of your snake dying while you are trying to hibernate it. You need to make sure that the snake is healthy and doesn't have anything wrong with it.


If your snake is in the best condition it can possibly be in, you can then continue on with the process. The next step is to stop feeding your snake for about 3 weeks before you actually begin cooling the enclosure.
At this time you should be setting up a .hibernation chamber., for the snake to stay in. Most breeders do not keep their snakes in their normal cage, but instead prepare a semi-large container for the snake to stay in. The cage still needs to have a locking lid because the snake will still move around, for this reason you will also need to keep a water bowl filled with water at all times during the hibernation time. The enclosure should be kept relatively dark while the snake is hibernating. It should have at least 5-10 inches of a substrate that the snake is able to burrow in. A good substrate for this is corncob bedding or something similar. The enclosure should be kept at most 60 degrees F., the ideal temperature being about 55 degrees

However, before you actually put the snake in the enclosure you should do the following. First, the week before you start lowering the temperature, you should start giving your snakes daily baths in warm water to help get the waste out of their systems. It is very important to have no waste left in the snakes because during hibernation, leftover waste can actually harm or even kill them. After this week is up, the next thing to do is to place the snake in the new .hibernation chamber. that you have already set up. You should then start lowering the temperature by a few degrees everyday until the desired temperature is reached, which should be no more than 60 degrees, but the best temperature is about 55 degrees F. The snakes will be kept like this for about two months (8 weeks), although some breeders can get snakes to successfully breed after six weeks, the recommended number of weeks is eight.


After this period of eight weeks is over, you should then start returning the temperature back to whatever it was before hibernation by increasing the temperature by a few degrees everyday. Once the temperature you want has been reached you can put the snake back into its regular enclosure. At this time, males and females should be separated. After about a week, try offering food. After another two-three weeks, the female will usually shed, giving you the signal that it is time to put the pair together.