Do not feed them during this time. After this brumation period, warm the animals slowly over the course of a few days. After several days at normal temperatures, begin offering food. Breeding behavior will begin at this time. During copulation, the male will bite the female on the neck while he tries to move his tail under hers to insert one of his hemipenes.
Higher temperatures produce shorter intervals.
Make sure the females have adequate food and calcium during this period. If they do not, they may still produce, but they will become emaciated and ill. The developing eggs can be easily viewed through the skin on the underside of the female. The eggs become more pronounced as oviposition nears. The females will usually choose these sites for laying eggs, but if kept in a display enclosure, they may also choose to bury the eggs in the substrate.