I don't know about the temperament issue; I only have one male at the moment (getting my new one next week) and he has always been a little brat when it comes to temperament.. I do have him housed in the same room as two of my three females; only one fem. in the room is a mature female though, the other is an '06.

I would definately quarantine the newbie for a month or so; after a vet check to rule out parasites, etc, you can then observe him visually and beware of any signs of disease.

From what I have read, it is caging males and females together that can put a damper on the male's desire to breed; or at least, keeping them seperated and then introducing the male at breeding time (November) will help "kick in" the breeding response.
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2.3 Ball Pythons

1.0 Boa Constrictor Imperator

0.1 albino Cranwell's horned frog

1.1 breeding Clawed frogs

1.0 black cat

0.2 paint mares, 1.1 paint foals

Also have fancy goldfish, african cichlids, and rats.

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