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Hi all! back from lurking, and i have a question!

I have an '03 poss super dh sunglow female that i am attempting to breed with an '04 het albino male.

The two times i've introduced them, the female has immediately urinated in the cage, crawled around for a few minutes, but then settles in and they act normally after that. haven't observed copulation, but i work nights... makes it kind of hard...

Has anyone experienced this before?? Does she just not like this guy, or what? What does it mean!?! haha...

thanks for any answers!!

bc

I have no idea what it means but when I put my 2 together the other day my female was smearing white urates all over the cage furniture. I think these are mixed with phermones because male seemed immediatly interested..
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2.2 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena, Aphodite, Hades)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)

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1.0 ghost
0.1 het albino
1.0 dh sunglow 66% het anery
1.1 anery het albino
1.0 motley 50% het albino
0.1 anery 66% het albino
0.1 anery
0.1 circleback laddertail

It's normal behavior.. It's a good sign. I've seen it on more than quite a few females that have gone on to breed and produce healthy litters.. Maybe it's their way of enticing the male? Pheremones... Animals on this planet have "odd" ways of getting the attention of hopeful mates, I believe this is the female boa constrictors way of saying "come get me"..

I read a bit back that it may also be a way of letting the male know that she is in fact a 'she' so that there is no misunderstanding or defensive attacking, a possibly submissive gesture for her own well being... and for mating purposes...
I've only had it happen once myself...
Steph S.

My females do it when I put a male in.
jsc

thanks all! you've made me feel much better about this... it seemed kinda dramatic when it happened...

p.s. - this is the girl in question, so you could see why i wanted confirmation it was all good!!!
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