How long???

How long do you leave 2 snakes in a tub till you give up and seperate them??? I mean when your trying to get them to lock

And how long do females usually hold their eggs??

I give mine 3 days together, but I'm sure someone more experienced can chime in.

3 on / 4 off

I don't know what you mean by hold their eggs.

till they lay their eggs

I've been pairing mine about 3 on/4 off. However, my male tends to lock on day 1 and unlock by day 2, so I go ahead and separate. I plain to pair until my girls ovy.

3 days on a week off until I am sure! (You will see&feel eggs when your 100% sure) Some females just don't get 'prego' so go at least until the end of March at least that is what I do!:)

3 days in 3 days out. If they lock and separate in the first day or two I typically take the male out then.

I do 3 on 4 off but like everyone is mostly saying if the male locks on 1st day i usually take him out.