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I had my t.marms and my dobrogicus in the basement for 4 weeks now. The tempurature down there is about 47 degrees to 50 degrees. Is 4 weeks long enough for them to start cresting?
 
It depends on the animals. I have 2 males, one crests up easily, sometimes with just a change in photo period. The other won`t crest up unless he has a minimum of 2 month cooling around 42 F. If you are overly eager, you can try to warm them up a little and see what happens, you can tell rather quickly, within a week or two whether or not they will come into breeding. If they don`t, just cool them down for a few more weeks, maybe at a slightly cooler temp.
 
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