Hides and Breeding?

I feel dumb asking this but as a first year attempted breeder I'm sure I will have plenty of dumb questions. My lesser female has always had two hides, I have taken them out before and she quit eating, when I put them back in she went back to normal. My question is, Do you think it will affect her if I take them out when I start pairing them or should I just leave them in???



Thanks in advance-Jordan


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Hides will get in the way, you want your snakes to get close together ;)

If she hides from the male he will have a hard time getting the job done.

Just remove the hides when pairing and if you feel that she needs them put them back when you separate them

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Hides will get in the way, you want your snakes to get close together ;)

If she hides from the male he will have a hard time getting the job done.

Just remove the hides when pairing and if you feel that she needs them put them back when you separate them

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Makes sense:) thank you


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My animals behave similarly, when removing the hide they eat less, as yours. But when breeding I do remove the hide so that I can see locks without having to move the hide and possibly disturb them and they seem to be just fine with it.

Thanks for the post! I was pondering this exact question over the last month or so.

I love it when a thread answers a question that I didn't even know I had. It makes good sense though. Thanks!