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I have a het pied male that I am trying to breed this season and he has obviously locked up with one female this season for over 24 hours. We gave him a 4 day break and introduced a new female, after 24 hours he showed no interest in her (even though she had just shed) and then we introduced another het pied female the next day and she has been in their with no signs of intertest.

I am new to breeding and still learning. Is this a problem? Should I give him longer breaks with no females? Is it always the males fault if breeding isn't happening? I have been turning off the heat at night to drop down to 70 and I'm wondering if that is too cold? Thanks in advance.

-Ben Taylor

Hi Ben,

Some of my boys breed every four days, others breed every two weeks or so. I doubt you have a problem, just give him a break, offer him food, and try again in a week or so.

Good luck,

Christy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We have the "rule of the nearest male." Anytime anything goes wrong, the nearest male to the situation needs to just say "I'm sorry," whether he had anything to do with the problem or not!

Ill drop the glass right in front of you and still say it wasnt me and blame it on you anyway, even if u saw me do it

"IT WASNT ME"

Alright my friend, this is my first OFFICIAL year of breeding I am no breeding guru so i will try to help you out as best i can.if it is one thing that i have learned in my lifetime its not always HIS (the man's) fault it may be the female,go figure HA. if she doesnt feel like she is at her best like not having ample fat stores or maybe the conditions just arent right like maybe shes to warm it could be any # of things.these animals know what they wanna do and when they wanna do it SHE might not be ready for any # of reasons.how old is the unreceptive female she might be to young.a female might be 1500g but if shes only 2 yrs old she will either 1 breed with no problem and lay good eggs,2 breed lock up and you get a bunch of dead eggs,or 3 not breed at all, its up to them.now u can try this little method its not been proven but it did work for me a few times try introducing the FEMALE into the males cage and spray them with cool NOT COLD water to bring their body temp down maybe just enough to spark that interest,also what are u breeding them the male may not care but she might, pick up a 31qt sterilte container and put thm in that where they have to be closer to eachother sometimes that sparks interest,ALSO and last but not least a pot of water u keep watching will never boil,leave them alone check on them in the morning and at night if there gonna lock up believe me your not gonna miss it u have 24 hours to hit the jackpot.My male breeds all his fems 30 hours so ill see it when i wake up or go to sleeep or both. just put some more weight on your girl respectively dont powerfeed and let nature take its course there are plenty of late season hatchlings that only adds to the joy

Save the female's shed skin (you can put it in the fridge in a ziplock). A freshly shed skin to a male ball is...well, how should I say this....like a nightgown coming off.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

LOLOL yup, it's got something to do with pheremones.

Quig

What about putting in another females shed? would that still work?

All the females I've tried are about 1600 or more grams. Our male is only 600-700, but he is producing sperm plugs, and he did lock up for about 30 hours a week or two ago with a different female. Since then we have taken two different females out because they haven't locked up. I'm not sure if I'm being impatient, thanks for the advice. What time of year is too late to be trying your males? Is there a deadline that you should shoot for if you started your cool down in October/November?

Thanks.