I keep my males in with my females year round except during the egg laying process. Sometimes i have to move males into different females cage unit. But i also keep group of as many as 5 in one large container (depending on what females to males i plan on breeding).



I think by just keeping them isoloated causes problems. By bonding them and them being used to other snakes there is less chance of anything (like what happened to you). I also don't have to worry about them by constanly watching and removing them when things appear roughmaking-something that i see people posting here all the time. This removing males when females ren't ready and reintroducing them is just weird.



By keeping pairs or more together you also take the guess work of when they are ready to breed. These snakes can surprise you sometimes, as i even had a few clutches early and mid winter.



Bottom line. i see a lot of problems with people who choose to control the snakes as much as they do by seprating them, keeping feeding 'schedules" , temperature controls and forced cooling. I don't do any of this and my kingsnakes (Florida kings) are at the top of the list as supposed cannibals. Mine never have cannibilzed unless they were neonates . When my Floridana get up to eating small mice i start housing them together year round until the female is ready to lay. After she does she goes right back into the colony.



One more thing I will add. For those with limited space and units. You can keep more snakes this way ~!
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