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that snakes have a certain attraction required for them to mate?

I have a female corn that I tried to get my male ghost to breed, after she shed. He was not even remotely interested. But I then put him in with another female and her bred her right away. I then put a different male in with the first female that was rejected and he mated her.

Do snakes ever think "man, she's ugly" and dont want to mate? lol. Maybe that female wasn't the first males "type". I just dont get it.

Now I have this one female motley that has shed and I put two different males with her (at different times and fully watched both encounters), and neither male was interested. Any one have this problem? I have never had this happen before.
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****Misty****

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"I try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once"

Maybe ...

I have a proven male cal king that twice has bred one of females.
I'm trying him with a different proven female and so far, he starts out interested but quickly loses interest - I'm certain she's ready. It's not like she's rejecting him, either - he starts to line up and then completely loses interest.
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I decided my old sig was too big.

i was talkign to my friend ryno just the other day about this, and yes, i as well as many other breeders have this problem.
i do not know what it is, if the female lets off a certain sent the male likes, or what?
i have alot of cornsnake pairs and have had to give up on several pairings this year and switch them around to get them to breed. some males that have bred a female once have also lost interest in that same female the second attempt. i tend to stick my pairs together for 2 days, then let them off for 2 days at a time. i have quite a few gravid females thus far, and several that are ready to drop within the next week or two, and some that are slow to go, but i am sure will make it.
whats funny is, i have one amel motely breeder named Orange Crush that is one of the cutest (but smallest) males i own and he'll hump your leg if you let him ;0)
he's already got two females knocked up, possibly 3. he's just a funny little fella that will hop on anything. but for the most part, i am with you, for some reason this year especially it has seemed that i have more picky breeders than ever before.
it's still somewhat early though so good luck!

matthew watkins

I have had that happen a few times but one thing that really gets me is, I have a female amel bloodred that wont let a male near her. She just "runs" constantly. I tried a number of males with her last year and she wont have no part of them. I will try again this year.
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I have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for snake addiction!

The only thing i can think of that would be a reason for such a late start for alot of breeders is that it's been such a long winter. At least here in New Brunswick Canada we still have 3 feet of snow-pack on the ground! now i understand that corns arn't native to my area, but my theory is based on the everlasting thought in the back of my mind that animals have this sense of what the seasons are doing regardless of our trickery! Call me crazy, but even the rest of the wildlife around my humble home smack dab in the middle of the wilderness are late getting into their usual habits!

Yes, I agree, that indeed can have EVERYTHING to do with it!. Also, the "photo-period" can be a very important key factor that many folks tend to overlook.

~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"