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I put the male with the females and when they are breeding there tails will just inter twine and he will stop when his is unerneth hers for about 30 to 60 sec. and just start moving there tails around eachother again i wanted to know if this is corect or if he is acualy in her for that time he is uneder her because i cant tell cause i cant see anything and i have 5 females to breed with him is that to much or does the male breed with a bunch of females this is my first time ever breeding snakes and i know what im doing and how to take care of them i just cant tell if he is doing his stuff or not. my 2nd ? is how long after they breed will the eggs be laid i heard anywere from 2 weeks to 2 months but im not sure of the right one please let me know i realy need to find out thanks in advace

Adam

Hello Adam,
I can't say for sure if your male was succesful at breeding, but it sounds like he is trying correctly at least. I usually don't see any of my animals breeding, they either wait until i'm gone or go under the papers. If you trying to breed him with 5 females i would not let him alone with any for a very long time, maybe an hour or two each. I have also been told that putting the male with all of the females usually works. But i have not done this myself since i only have one or two females for each male and just put him in with one at a time. I have generally got the eggs 6-8 weeks after breeding if it's succesful. I always use the pre-egg laying shed as an indicator. I always put an egg box in the tank after a female that i've been trying to breed has been introduced to a male, regardless of what i have seen or she looks like. I had a female Sonoran drop eggs last year who i never even saw take notice to my male, or look very large, but she was still gravid. Good luck with them.
Have a good one,
Gregg F.
Gregg's RB