Hey!

I've got a male bp which I aquired a few months ago. At first he was eating fine, but then about two months ago I bought an adult female and around that time the male started refusing food. So I'm thinking the male is smelling the female and therefore has shifted his interest from food to the female. Previously to buying the adult female, I had no other female ball above 600g.

Soo... the question is: should I pair the male and female? The female is ready for sure, easily over 1500g and 4+ years old. The male on the other hand weighs in at a little over 500g empty. I've read that it's not uncommon for males to be mature enough at this weight, and the seller told me he was ready for breeding, so I guess he is producing spermplugs.

Since this would be the first time breeding snakes for me I'm a bit concerned about letting the male have a go at the female since he isn't of optimal weight. However I have read ALOT about breeding and it is very tempting for me to try now...

So please come with opinions! What would you guys do?