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My ball has been acting kinda weird lately...hooking into our arms when we hold him, partially exposing himself, hasn't eaten in about 3 weeks. Was wondering at what size do their reproductive instincts kick in?

Chris
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This little guy is almost 1 year old. I have 1 clutch from him 1 more due today and 2 more to go. He was 350g. when he bred his first girl!

....some males it's pretty early at 6-8 months of age and others it can be 12-18 months or even longer...partly it's genetic and partly food intake/cycling...pastels and spiders seem to kick in pretty early but this may be an artifact of "pushing" the snakes...my pastel sired a clutch last year when he was under 9 months and 720 gm, but this year my mojave didn't show much interest at 9-10 months and similar weight...now at one year I'm going to try him on a female that looks like she may be receptive...only 1 way to find out and that's putting them with a girl...good luck...

Scott J. Michaels DVM
Serpent City

Would his being, for lack of a better word, horny affect his willingness to eat? He's never been the most predictable, but he usually doesn't go this long.
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0.0.1 Senagel Chameleons-Bud
0.1.0 Red-tail Boas-Xena
1.0.0 Bearded Dragons-Ruff and Alexis-*R.I.P.*
1.0.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie
0.1.0 Carpet Pythons-Lindsey
0.0.1 Savanah Monitors-Izzy

...probably the majority (>50%)of males fast during breeding, at least to some degree...depending on the male and how much he's putting into it, I'll give a male a break and offer food...but to avoid getting long-winded here, yes your male may be interested in breeding....sjm