Breeding Questions

[djvip510]

Hello ALL! I have been doing some research on breeding a have a few last questions:

1. Do I put one male and 2 females or the other way around?

2. Do I put them in the males tank, females or a separate container?

3. What time of day/night do it do it?

4. What is some regular/irregular behavior to look for once they are together? Thanks...

[djvip510]

Can someone help me?

[SnakieMom]

1. Do I put one male and 2 females or the other way around?
I would go with one male and one female, then if you wish to try another male, take the other one out first. You should never have two same sex snakes in one enclosure.

2. Do I put them in the males tank, females or a separate container?
From what I've seen, and read from this awesome site, you should be fine with either. I think most people here put the male in with the female, but don't quote me on that.

3. What time of day/night do it do it?
As for day or night, I'd think you around night time would be better, since balls are nocturnal. You might also watch for cold fronts coming through.

4. What is some regular/irregular behavior to look for once they are together?
I know if they're 'not getting along' most likely they'll curl up in opposite corners. If you think there might be something going on, look for intertwined tails, one usually under the other.

Good luck!

[Somed00d]

1. Do I put one male and 2 females or the other way around?

You want 1 male in with 1 female at a time. a single male can breed many females but only 1 at a time.

2. Do I put them in the males tank, females or a separate container?

I like to move the male into the females enclosure. The females are building follicles/developing eggs and are better off without the stress involved.

3. What time of day/night do it do it?

Any time really. You will need to leave them together for a few days as they can lock for a long time and you want to wait until they are finished.

Hope that helps

Richard

[djvip510]

ONE LAST QUESTION:

The hid isn't big enough for the 2 of them, should I remove it or move it to the side for them to be room for them to lock up? The male is 3 1/2 long and the female is 2 1/2 feet...Meaning with the heat rock, hid, and water dish there isn't muc room for the 2 of them to lock up.

P.S. I am running an under tank heater and redlight 24/7, heat rock only comes on during the day and is hooked up to a dimmer so it gets a little warm, barely an heat so no burns will happen...

[Somed00d]

I would leave the hide in there, if she is not interested she will probably hide. They don't need much space to breed.

[dr del]

Hi,

The male is 3 1/2 long and the female is 2 1/2 feet...Meaning with the heat rock, hid, and water dish there isn't muc room for the 2 of them to lock up.

OK can you tell us what weight the two snakes are? Because 2 and a half feet sounds waaay to small to be trying to breed a female ball python.

P.S. I am running an under tank heater and redlight 24/7, heat rock only comes on during the day and is hooked up to a dimmer so it gets a little warm, barely an heat so no burns will happen..

So what are the temps during the day and during the night?

What are you using the heat rock for - can you get the temps up to the recomended level using just the UTH and bulb?

It might be an idea to run through things with us a little more so we can give you better advice.


dr del

[djvip510]

Hi,



OK can you tell us what weight the two snakes are? Because 2 and a half feet sounds waaay to small to be trying to breed a female ball python.



So what are the temps during the day and during the night?

What are you using the heat rock for - can you get the temps up to the recomended level using just the UTH and bulb?

It might be an idea ot run through things with us a little more so we can give you better advice.


dr del

The female weighs 2489g. The temps are 90-80 during the day using a "temp grad." and 80-70 during the night.

[dr del]

Hi,

The female weighs 2489g. The temps are 90-80 during the day using a "temp grad." and 80-70 during the night.

I take it those temps are to bring them into breeding mode? Even then I would keep the cool end temps about 5-8 degrees warmer than that at night to minimise the chance of them developing an RI or other problems.

Are they still eating ok?

Can you just confirm the length of the female? I'm sorry to bang on about it but I have a female only slightly heavier than that and she isn't two and a half feet by any stretch of the imagination.


dr del

[djvip510]

The weight is current, the length is from over a month ago when she was stretched out. And they both are eating great...