I don't see any behavioral differences in my black rats based on gender. My female lemon is probably my most active black rat. I watch her on the prowl every night for hours. I also have a normal male and rusty female in a cage together, and both of them are extremely active, as well. In generally, I either see them both curled up together in the same corner, or both moving around in different parts of the cage.

It definitely depends on the snake itself. You haven't had your snake very long, have you? Give her some time! Let her settle in a little more, without holding her every day. Also, I'm not sure how warm they are, but my black rats seem to be a lot more active if there's a basking lamp on them than if there's a heat pad under them. They like to climb up on things to bask, and prowl around a lot while they're at it, compared to the ones who curl up on heat pads.

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• Female vs Male Behavior? - Ameron, Fri Nov 21 16:14:32 2008
• RE: Female vs Male Behavior? - Elaphefan, Fri Nov 21 18:37:02 2008
• RE: Female vs Male Behavior? - redmoon, Fri Nov 21 20:17:16 2008
• Helpful, Thanks - Ameron, Fri Nov 21 20:48:39 2008
• RE: Helpful, Thanks - pinelandsghost, Sat Nov 22 00:15:42 2008