So I was looking at various websites that talked about breeding bp's because I was trying to figure out the difference between gravid and ovulating, when it happens, ect (which I'm still kind of confused about). But then I got myself all confused about how long a male and female stay together to ensure a lock.

When i first started reading about BP breeding it seemed to say that you keep a male and female together for about 3 days. But now I've read in various places that just because you see your snakes lock up a few times doesn't mean she was definitely impregnated. And that you should keep your snakes together until you see the female is gravid or ovulating. But that seems like a long time... Couldn't it take up to a month or more (from the first day you put the two together) for the female to show that she's ovulating? Someone please help me figure this out 