Breeding When Male is in Shed?

[Jessixdanielle]

Sorry, my first time breeding and also first time posting.
This may be a stupid question, but my male is in shed. I figured he would be done before they got used to each other, but he only got a bit of his tail shed off not even up to his vent. They seem to be in a lock position, but will his shed... block him? Or should it definitely be a lock? Or is there a way I should check?

[Momokahn]

I am not a breeder but have been around snakes a for a very long time. First, if there is a lock, there is no block. Heck that rhymes. Even with having snakes in caltivity, when the call of the wild occurs, desire and genetic coding for the succcess of the species takes over. I wouldn't check anything. Just leave him be and when he unlocks, I would address his shed issue if it appears he needs assistance. I will make an extremely safe guess here and that is your snake isn't the first to breed in shed and most definitely will not be the last. Good luck with your breeding endeavors and rest easy.

[Jessixdanielle]

Thanks!
One more question I can't seem to find when I googled, is there a possibility that I may have missed her ovulation since I'm starting off late? Or does it happen because of breeding?

[rufretic]

If your female has already ovulated, she would not be locking with the male, they typically ignore the male after ovulation. Ovulation is one of the last steps in the process so odds are you didn't miss it. There is a long period of building before ovulation happens.