Need help not sure if my snakes are locked and breeding or just like each other

[Spyder1274]

Hey I am wondering if someone could help me determine if my snakes are locked together and if this is a good lock or if they are just flirting and cuddling lol I have been doing some reading and I think they must be locked and breeding right now. Check out the pictures and let me know.

[Shadera]

Looks more like one is dominating the other. Doesn't look like breeding activity to me.

[Spyder1274]

Is that ok or a bad thing?? They don't seem like they are unhappy with each other, the female was only put in the tank with the male about 5 to 8 hours ago, and they were drinking out of the same water dish and hiding out in their separate hides and then I came back and found them curled up with each other

[Spyder1274]

Any other opinions??

[The Serpent Merchant]

They are "fighting" for the best spot in the cage. While this isn't dangerous behavior it certainly isn't breeding behavior.

[Spyder1274]

Oh ok well that's kinda sucks I was excited at the thought of them breeding, ok anything I can do to stop the fighting for this one spot in the tank

[Spyder1274]

Should I separate them by putting them in their own tanks??

[The Serpent Merchant]

Are you trying to breed them, or house them like this?

Are you absolutely sure they are a male/female pair?

How old are they?

[Shadera]

Should I separate them by putting them in their own tanks??

Yes. There is always later to try again.

One thing you will find is that breeding ball pythons, while not difficult, does require tons of patience.

[Spyder1274]

The female is 3 years old and the male is 5 years old, and I am pretty sure that the male is a male, the female was check already the male hasn't, but the tails are different from each other, the male had a short stubby tail where the female has a skinny and longer tail I could possible be wrong about the male, but from what I read I am pretty sure he is a male