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Man I just don’t get it! I had my JCP(female) and my IJ(male) in the same enclosure since they were hatchlings (almost two years). They always coiled up together and never had any problems. A couple of weeks ago I separated them and now they are separated by 2” and 2 pieces of glass. The 2nd enclosure is set up exactly the same as the first. Now for my problem; those screwy snakes have been trying to get to one another ever since! Sometimes threw the glass but most of the time threw the top air vents. I am amazed at how much power they have to push on the mesh. I’m worried that they may rub their noses raw. I’m ready to put them in different rooms, but that sucks because I just invested in a nice display to house the cages!

I know snakes don’t get lonely so what’s the deal? They have hiding places on the warm side and the cold sides so that’s not it. One is staying on the hot side and the other is staying on the cold side so they can be as close as they can to each other.

Advice?

Its breeding season, of course they will want to be together. Now they are probobly just reaching sexual maturity. Put em together if you want to breed or change rooms for a little while. They can definetely hurt their faces with behavior like that.

Also make sure that their aren't other environmental factors causing the escape behavior. Are the two new cages smaller then the old large one?

Nope, one is in the old cage and the other is I an exact duplicate. Temps are just perfect. I think it might be LOVE. They are measuring about 48” and 54” so I thought they were too young. It did run a little cool this winter so they may be in the mood now. I wasn’t going to breed an IJ and a JCP together, but what the heck, it’s a freebee!

well, for breeding season, July is precisely opposite normal breeding, if you live in the US. If you're in Australia, now is the time.
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