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Are Bloods and short tails hard to breed when compared to other snakes? i have always wanted to breed reptiles, and my red blood is the one i love to work with the most. Would trying to breed bloods be to hard for someone who has never bred a reptile before?
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Hey,
In answer to your question, NO! it is not that hard, however, you might not get lucky with the first few attempts at breeding an adult pair. Sometimes it takes a little more than just having a male and a female to get things going. The male has to be a willing participant and so does the female, and sometimes cycling them alone doesn't always guarantee success. The right male and female however, does. Not all males will breed with a female just because he's got the goods, it takes a male that has something other than the right stuff.

Pheromones play a big part in the process, and females will be at their most attractive to a male right after a shed. I have a male that I've had since X-mas, and he's been cycled and introduced to several females with no interest. However, I reintroduced this male to the same female I had paired him up with over the winter, right after she had a shed, and wouldn't you know it, he bred her for two days straight. So, to sum it up, you either have males that will breed no matter what time of the year it is, or you have a male that will only breed under the right circumstances.

Knowing your animals will go a long way with having a successful breeding year. One more thing, the male in question has not been cycled again, as we are in the throws of summer in New York, but there was plenty of action last week. Who knew!

-Angel
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
0.0.1 ball pythons (FELIX!!!!!)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

My image Gallery