Hello everyone,

Please go easy on me here as I am new to and trying to get the hang of what's going on when breeding ball pythons. I already know the basics and what a lot of breeders do to get things going, but I would like to do some off season breeding as my female is 1800 grams and capable of being bred. I have a few questions about it though and what I would NEED to do to get her stimulated.

I have been pairing her with one of my males(1000 grams) and he at first seemed very interested. He even had a little combat with my friend's male pastel. There was a bunch of tail wagging when he met his girlfriend, but after a while(3 days) they did nothing and now just lay there away from one another. I would assumed she is not producing follicles and wonder how I can MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Do you HAVE to cool them to prepare them or will she start to understand what is going on if I just continue to pair them on and off despite nothing currently happening? Should I start cooling her to get her ready later, or will this just mess her up since she has been seeing my male now? I am a little confused about what to do next.