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Hi

Just observed my big bairdi male making neckbites on smaller cagemates this week, presumabely in order to try to mate them (showing hemipenises and coiling around the other one)

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Regards

Jan Grathwohl

Ratsnakes:bairdi, bimaculata, climacophora, dione, longissimus, situla, subocularis, vulpinus gloydi, vulpinus vulpinus
Other Colubrids:Heterodon nasicus, Lampropeltis t. sinaloae, L. p. woodini, Lamprophis cf. inornatus, Oxyrhophus rhombifer
Constrictors:Acrantophis dumerilii, Antaresia maculosa, Epicrates c. maurus, Eryx colubrinus, Lichanura t. myriolepis, roseofusca, saslowi, trivirgata, Python regius.
Lizards:Cyrtodactylus consobrinus, C. papilionoides, C. pulchellus, Egernia cunninghami, Lepidodactylus lugubris, Oedura castelnaui, O. monilis
Frogs:Dendrobates azureus

I've seen my rats doing that recently too. I wasn't sure if it was mating or whatever. Glad to know Im not the only one. Maybe I'll put them back together then.

Just because someone else's ratsnakes are biting each other, doesn't mean it won't cause stress to yours. If you have already separated them...Good for you! Too many snakes and not enough cages can be a recipe for trouble, despite the fact that many folks do it. Put them together when YOU want them to breed. The rest of the time...let them have their own cage.