If you hadn't already planned and prepared prior to breeding then I wouldn't do it just because the animal want to. Breeding takes toll on the animal. Seems like you might be considering breeding since rainbow if off of food right now. Even if being bred, a lot of species stay off food till the eggs are layed or even till after they hatch. There are also the health risks of being egg bound or prolapsed oviducts. Retics are a species that get protective of their eggs, so you will have to deal with an angry snake. There is no harm in having an animal as just a pet and never breeding them. It's just a yearly behavioral cycle and will be there whether or not the animal is bred.
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