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    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?
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    Well, they do scent their cages when they are ready to mate, so I guess they kinda sorta do....kinda

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    ive never heard of any aggression due to scenting though..... sounds off to me.

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    Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?

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    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.

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    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.
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    Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?

    Quote Originally Posted by Badgemash View Post
    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
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    Re: Do ball pythons go into 'heat'?

    Quote Originally Posted by Badgemash View Post
    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.
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