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Bluerosy
at Wed Mar 17 12:54:38 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bluerosy ]
Okay, I have a big pair about the same size which are 08's. Should I put them together NOW? They are both eating now, and although good sized are not full grown. I always feed my snakes in separate containers anyway. I don't think they are interested in breeding at this age right now, maybe next year. So they would have a whole year to bond before actually mating.
You might find out they will breed anyway and produce eggs. How big is the female?
i have discovered by keeping in groups females ovulate and lay good eggs much earlier than we expect them to.
If they are aggressive eaters try not to put them together if one has eaten in the last 4 hours because the mouse scent might attract the other.
Also do not be alamred if one of them 9usually the male) gets frantic and tries to get away from the other. This reaction is normal for newly introduced specimens and could trigger a feeding reaction from the one that is not scared to death. Just keep and eye on them once every hour for the next 12 hours. i would also introdice them in the morning and not at night when the feeding response is highest in snakes.
Probably none of these are concerns and most is just common sense which i am sure you have.. I just want you to be informed on what might happen.
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RE: Youngest Possible Female Mating? - Bluerosy, Wed Mar 17 12:54:38 2010