Quote Originally Posted by joepythons
OK lol if Joe COMPEL sexedm i am sure they are a pair.Now on the reason why she did not become gravid.I do not cool down my ball pythons.Last year was my first year and now i have a pastel(my avatar) male.He is on his third and last female.Sometimes females might not like the male in turn she refuses to breed it happens.
In my experience it is common for males and females that are housed together year round (especially for long periods of time) to not produce viable offspring. Males especially need some type of "trigger" to get them going even if you are not cycling temps ... living in solitude and being introduced to a female seems to be a very good "trigger".

Since the 70's it has been a pretty common practice for males and females to be housed separately and then introduced for breeding to insure success.

-adam