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My male jungle has gone off feed and I've put him in with a female. The odd behavior is that I see him body bridging alot with no other males in the cage. he seems to have a mid-body swelling and I'm afraid he may be sick. Anyone seen this before?

Could be a few things:
1) Could actually be sick
2)Could you possibly have two males?
3)Your female could now be ovulating (hence the swelling but only for around 24-36 hours tops).
4)Your female could be past ovulation and well into being gravid. They can lay in awfully funny postures when gravid.

Hope this helps.

-Yasser

SPITFIRE REPTILES

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Thanks for your response. I have a pair. The male is the one with the swelling and the body bridging. It's very odd. I have separated them to observe him and have fed her. He has been off feed for over a month.

So how long has he been in with the female until his recent removal?

-Yasser
SR

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They were in together about 3 weeks.

I noticed this morning he was body bridging with the swollen section. I definitly think there is something wrong with him. I will try and get a picture of him so you can see what I mean.