Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
You should do whatever works ... many people put males in the females enclosure, but if you are doing that and they aren't breeding, try putting the female in with the male ... don't fall prey to following "the rules" as they are dictated by people on the internet with more wear and tare on their keyboard than actual experience with ball pythons ... you'll learn more by trying different things out for yourself and keeping note of what works and what doesn't.

Over the last 10+ years I've tried just about every combination that you can imagine and they all work to some degree. These days (and for the last few years) I'm rotating males through females enclosures every two days or so. If that doesn't work, I'll try the other way ... or multiple females per male ... or groups of 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 ... basically whatever it takes to stimulate the animals to breed. Change is your friend more than anything else when it comes to breeding ball pythons.

I remove hides from my racks when I'm breeding ... not because I'm worried about animals being "squished" (isn't an issue for animals of any combination of size), but because I get so excited during breeding season and check on my pairings frequently and disturbing a hide to sneak a peek or take a picture can actually cause a locked up pair to separate in my experience.

Hope this helps. I love this time of year! ... If there's anything else that I can do to help, please let me know.

-adam
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