After all my hard work to my first pair of burms I believe I may have struck it! I was starting to get discouraged over the past few months since my pair of burms that I have put so much time and effort into were not showing any interest in each other. I was monitoring everything so perfectly, and trying my best but nothing was happening. This morning I decided to give something new a try - male into females cage (was doing it the other way around). Well IMMEDIATELY the female "flushed" her system (is this normal?) and currently has her "female organs" sticking out from her tail while brushing up against the male. He does not seem interested yet, and so I was curious if anyone has any more advice to this point? I am very happy with my female so completely into it all of a sudden and am curious if anyone else gets this same scenario before a lock between the two? And my male is currently roaming the edges of the cage,,,,do males tend to do that before they breed? Sorry about all the questions but im excited because my female appears ready!
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Yes, this is all very "normal" burmese behavior before and during breeding. It is common for the female to "scent" herself and her environment when a male is introduced into it. We theorize that females do this so as to immediately "identify" themselves to the male as a female. We feel this is due to the fact that male pythons can sometimes become quite combative with other males and a female may feel instinctually "in danger" if she is not immediately recognizable as a female to the male. For burmese it is rare for a male to actually bite another male, but it can and does happen occasionally. Usually however they will simply flex and posture around the cage, demonstrating their "maleness" for the female and as a challenge to any other males that may be nearby. Breeding should commence shortly after this brief courtship and display.
I hope this helps y'all in some small way.
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