Mating Behaviour in Snakes

[SnakeWrangler]

Hi everyone,

I have just introduced my bredli together today. They have been together for a few hours now with no disputes or problems. When they were put together (male into female enclosure) the female seemed and still seems to be the most interested in checking the male out. The male is the most active and moving around the enclosure the most but doesn't seem overly interested in the female. At least not too the same extent as the female.

I am wondering what kind of behaviour I should be looking for to indicate that they are at least interested in mating? I went out for a couple of hours and when I came home they were sitting together, tangled together actually, not fighting though. Is this a good sign? Also, who is normally most interested in mating, the male or female?

Thanks.

[MrBredli]

I find that the females quite often display the behaviour you describe. I think the males don't seem to be as interested until the female is in season and ready to go. It's still a bit early for bredli to be mating (in my experience). I don't expect mine to start mating until mid-September, and they won't be put together until early September probably.

Hope this helps some.

[snakecharma]

i keep my bredli pair together all the time

and from what i read what you are saying is what mine naturally do

mine are only yearlings so no where near breeding age

cheerz

[SnakeWrangler]

Originally Posted by MrBredli

I find that the females quite often display the behaviour you describe. I think the males don't seem to be as interested until the female is in season and ready to go. It's still a bit early for bredli to be mating (in my experience). I don't expect mine to start mating until mid-September, and they won't be put together until early September probably.

Hope this helps some.

Hey mate,

I have been looking aound for a while trying to learn as much as I can about mating them but there seems to be shortage of info specifically about them and the info you do find seems to be somewhat conflicting. I guess there is more than one way to skin a cat.

From what I can tell people introduce their bredli anywhere from may/june to august/september which is why I have chosen roughly in between. This is my first go at breeding so I am not banking on success. I am just trying to get info about specific behaviour that might help me know if they are indeed interested. Any input is helpful, thanks for offering it.

I am sure you remember, it is the male I got from you that I am breeding with.

Originally Posted by snakecharma

i keep my bredli pair together all the time

and from what i read what you are saying is what mine naturally do

mine are only yearlings so no where near breeding age

cheerz

Hey, I assume you mean that the curling together is what they do naturally. I figured they probably would, but it helps to know that this is not necessarily a sign of interest in mating. I don't keep any snakes together so I am not sure of what their behaviour is when they are, so thanks for the input.

[MrBredli]

Yeah mate, i do indeed remember. I too have heard of people putting them together from late July with mating noted not long after. Last year my male showed no interest until the female shed around mid-September and from then on it was all fun and games for the two of them. My advice would be to put the male in and out of the females enclosures for the next few months. My bet would be that she will shed within the next 2 months, and only then will the male become interested.

My males were cooled a lot earlier this season then last, but my females a bit later ten last, in fact i'm still feeding them at the moment. So i might try the males a bit earlier this year and see what happens. Next year though i think i'll be trying to cool everything as early as possible.

[SnakeWrangler]

Yeah, I had planned to keep trying at least until after september. You never know I might just get lucky. Thanks.

[MrBredli]

Yeah even into October mate. If you have a male sub adult carpet of any other subspecies, you can put it in with the pair for a couple of mins, and this should get your male going, providing it is the right time of year. Having a spare male to keep your breeder male on his toes gives an unbelievable advantage and almost guarantees instant matings. You need to keep an eye on them though as they can be quite aggressive towards one another. Although mine weren't at all. The big male just followed the smaller one around trying to push him on his way. Once the smaller male was taken out the big male would go straight over to the female and 'get his groove on'.

[Dabool]

my darwins showed the same behavior the female seemed to be more interested in the male and i was begining to think he was not interested until i busted them gettin it on.

[SnakeWrangler]

Hey Dabool, thats encouraging, I must say I would be very pleased to find them "gettin it on" Thanks.