Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Serpents View Post
You don't pull the males out when the females give birth? You just leave them in there? Asking because I have a friend that does this with his colony and he says his males never try to attack or eat the pups.

I figured they was like other rodents such as hamsters where you have to pull the males out so they don't eat the young.


Nope, never pull males, colonies stay together 24/7. I've seen males cleaning off newborn pinkys before and seen them help round up babies into a nest and keep them warm on colder nights.