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Aggressive Males
I have three racks that each hold eight bins. I have a total of 24 balls, 18 females and six males which are all mixed. Three of the males are weighing in at 400+ grams, while the other three are in the 200-300 grams range. The bigger males are becoming aggressive and tend to strike every time I open their bins, or whenever I put them in their feeding bins, while all the other snakes, big girls included, don't even flinch.
Do males become aggressive as they get closer to sexual maturity?
Thanks,
Papo
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Re: Aggressive Males
Originally Posted by Papo
whenever I put them in their feeding bins
I think I may see part of the problem here...
Thomas "Slim" Whitman
Never Met A Ball Python I Didn't Like
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X2 especially with that many snakes, whats the upside to taking them out to feed?
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Re: Aggressive Males
Originally Posted by Papo
I have three racks that each hold eight bins. I have a total of 24 balls, 18 females and six males which are all mixed. Three of the males are weighing in at 400+ grams, while the other three are in the 200-300 grams range. The bigger males are becoming aggressive and tend to strike every time I open their bins, or whenever I put them in their feeding bins, while all the other snakes, big girls included, don't even flinch.
Do males become aggressive as they get closer to sexual maturity?
Thanks,
Papo
I don't think so. My boys are more mellow and laid back than my females. I have 2 girls that can be nasty just from opening their tubs.
I say that your boys just have a strong feeding response. Do they show the same aggression while handling them out of the enclosures?(not during feeding time)
And feeding in a separate feeding bin isn't really necessarily. I would think that is what is conditioning them to be aggressive if anything. They're saying, "Hey! It's the hand that leads to food!"
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From my experience its usually the Females that get more aggresive. Maybe you should try feeding in their enclousure. I've noticed that it makes a big differance in the "taming" process in males when you feed in the tubs. No explanation, i couldn't tell you why. Also, i would higher the temps to about 93-95 if they are not already. The higher heat for some reason keeps the animals more docile in short time frames. 2-3 days tops.
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Re: Aggressive Males
Originally Posted by travis11
Also, i would higher the temps to about 93-95 if they are not already. The higher heat for some reason keeps the animals more docile in short time frames. 2-3 days tops.
I don't feed in separate tubs, but I have...A LOT of times. Nothing ever occurred that would lead me to believe that feeding in a separate tub would spur any sort of extra aggression.
Travis, I am extremely curious about this little bit of info you shared...any chance you could go into more detail?
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Thanks for the replies, but it's not only during feeding time, it's every time I open their bins too whether it be handling or cleaning time.
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Originally Posted by RobNJ
any chance you could go into more detail?
My guess is it keeps them calm by cooking their brains.
Last edited by Rob; 04-25-2012 at 10:04 PM.
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Re: Aggressive Males
Originally Posted by Rob
X2 especially with that many snakes, whats the upside to taking them out to feed?
It still fascinates me to watch them.
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Re: Aggressive Males
Originally Posted by travis11
i would higher the temps to about 93-95 if they are not already. The higher heat for some reason keeps the animals more docile in short time frames. 2-3 days tops.
I'd love to hear the story about how you stumbled on this epiphany.
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Never Met A Ball Python I Didn't Like
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