Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?
So I was talking to a local breeder, I'm not sure exactly how knowledgeable he is as I just met him, and I he was telling the new owners of a BP (approximate age 2) that their BP was in heat and that's why she was being aggressive. I haven't heard of this and I just wanted to get my facts straight. So is this guy wrong or do they go in to heat?
Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?
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Tannerrrtx
ive never heard of any aggression due to scenting though..... sounds off to me.
Yeah, I agree. I don't know if aggression has anything to dow ith going into heat.
Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?
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Badgemash
Technically no. Being "in heat" refers only to mammals in estrus. In a practical sense, could she be hormonally grumpy? Maybe. But there are a lot of other things that could be driving that behavior that you'd have to cross off the list first.
This.
Maybe it's her time of the month :rofl:
Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?
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Originally Posted by
Badgemash
Technically no. Being "in heat" refers only to mammals in estrus. In a practical sense, could she be hormonally grumpy? Maybe. But there are a lot of other things that could be driving that behavior that you'd have to cross off the list first.
Good to know, I though as much. I don't plan on correcting him as I don't think he'll be willing to take any information from me and as I said before I don't know him well.
