Male Throwing Himself At A Female...Literally

So, is this a good thing? I put one of my girls in with my big male yesterday and he immediately started getting...violent. He started throw his body at her, slamming against the side on the enclosure so hard it shook it. This concerned me a little so I took her out cause I didn't want her getting hurt. Now she'd been in with him before just fine.

So any ideas?

resex the female. That's male wrestling behavior. If she's definitely still a she, I guess just wait a couple weeks?

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Originally Posted by loonunit

resex the female. That's male wrestling behavior. If she's definitely still a she, I guess just wait a couple weeks?

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X2! :gj:


This EXACT same thing happened to me; I thought I had a female cinny, turns out HE didn't like being put in with my Butter male!
Even if they have been together before, I have heard of males locking other males to establish dominance.

Agreed! Last time somebody had an issue like this the female turned out to be a male. I would definitely reprobe if I were you! Make sure it really is a gal, even if "she" has locked before... some boys will actually lock up with other boys!

The sex isn't in question. I have personally sexed them and as a back up I have a local breeder also sex them.

Could it be because she was just with another male and had his scent perhaps?

Could be. Your boy may very well have mistaken her as a competitor rather than a goal.

Also dont know if this would even matter but just a thought. Put the male with the female. He may be gage aggressive to an extreme with other snakes. I've personally never seen this but it's just a thought.

Hmmm, then maybe you could put the female in with another breeding female for a day or two? Maybe some extra female scent will calm the aggressive beast.

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Originally Posted by Amon Ra Reptiles

Also dont know if this would even matter but just a thought. Put the male with the female. He may be gage aggressive to an extreme with other snakes. I've personally never seen this but it's just a thought.

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Well, I wish I could do that. But my male is a beast. My females are around 17-1800 but he's over 3000. The girls all fit fine in 28 gt tubs but he doesn't. So I have to move them in with him.

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

Well, I wish I could do that. But my male is a beast. My females are around 17-1800 but he's over 3000. The girls all fit fine in 28 gt tubs but he doesn't. So I have to move them in with him.

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You wouldn't think a 3000 gram snake would need to establish dominance....

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may very well have mistaken her as a competitor rather than a goal.

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:rofl: :rofl: so the girls are just goals, huh? nice :rolleyes:.

i'm here cuz i'm just being nosy but i had to comment on that one.

ive had this happen with a male an female. he calmed down and locked with her and she laid 3 eggs 3 slugs. she was with another male so his sent might of been in her tub and like others said went into fight mode instead of barry white mode hahah

My female does the same thing when a male is introduced. However! is it common for her to do this to a rat as well? She hasnt eaten in 3 weeks now and anytime i offer she throws her body at it just like she did the potential mate.. im confused lol.

Strange goings on here, lol.

You say the sex isn't in question but have you ever seen this female lock with any male?

I've never seen a male attack a female, very weird...

ive never even heard of a 3000 gram male. i wasnt aware they got that big. are you sure you dont have 2 females....lol
adam jeffery

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Originally Posted by adamjeffery

ive never even heard of a 3000 gram male. i wasnt aware they got that big. are you sure you dont have 2 females....lol
adam jeffery

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Yes. I've even seen the sperm plugs. :)

See my profile for a pic of him. He's just huge.

Same thing happened to me recently..
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...17-Snake-Fight!!!

I left them together and let them work their differences out. I also didnt have the size difference like u do. I had to open the tub and touch the snakes twice just to kinda distract them from fighting.
They eventually hooked for a few days. I just paired them back up and they are fine.

Try putting him into her enclosure, maybe hes just territorial.