And we have a lock!

[jclaiborne]

It's been 3 years of getting my two IJs acclimated and dialing in their husbandry....the first 2 years they showed no interest in each other. Today I put them together for the first time this season and they locked instantly! I must say it was a lot more brutal compared to snakes, but both came out unharmed. Hopefully this wasn't just a fluke one time lock and we can keep it going this season!

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[Albert Clark]

Hard work + time = success . Congrats and they look really awesome!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

That's very cool love those guys and I still think they are way under-rated.

[PitOnTheProwl]

I wanna see this work out!!

[jclaiborne]

That's very cool love those guys and I still think they are way under-rated.

I completely agree, and while captive northern breeding is somewhat well established in the US IJs ate still heavily imported

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[AlexisFitzy]

Congrats! hope everything works. The male looks like he's enjoying himself in the pic lol ;p


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[jclaiborne]

They have locked for the second time. As soon as I put the female in the males cage he is on her. The only issue I am having now is I can't find any reliable info on a set amount of locks to allow. Even on the BTS forum there is some back and forth. Reason being I don't want the female to get too beat up. Each time they lock her pulls some scales of her back and neck from where he is biting. I have heard everything from one lock is good to let them lock as many times as possible for a month...