Skinky
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I have 2 breeding adult White Lips, I keep 4 specimens (3 adults, one juvenile) cohabbed in a communal habitat. My wild caught female (unknown age) recently gave birth to 5 after my captive born male (1 years old) mated with her.
Within days of her giving birth, he immediately started attempting to breed with her again. This went on for weeks of him following her around and attempting to mate, only stopping for food.
I've had a couple of people complain to me that I'm overbreeding them, because in the official Tasmanian Wildlife page, they say; "they may only breed once every two years in the wild." However I haven't found anything about how often they breed in captive conditions due to how few people keep these animals.
So for now, I've moved her into a smaller temporary enclosure away from him until I can get a better understanding of what I should be doing.
Is it normal for these snakes to continue to attempt to breed immediately after birth, or do I need to physically keep them separate until next year?
Also, she has been eating a lot, and has regained all the visible weight she lost from the pregnancy. In other words she seems to be fine.
Within days of her giving birth, he immediately started attempting to breed with her again. This went on for weeks of him following her around and attempting to mate, only stopping for food.
I've had a couple of people complain to me that I'm overbreeding them, because in the official Tasmanian Wildlife page, they say; "they may only breed once every two years in the wild." However I haven't found anything about how often they breed in captive conditions due to how few people keep these animals.
So for now, I've moved her into a smaller temporary enclosure away from him until I can get a better understanding of what I should be doing.
Is it normal for these snakes to continue to attempt to breed immediately after birth, or do I need to physically keep them separate until next year?
Also, she has been eating a lot, and has regained all the visible weight she lost from the pregnancy. In other words she seems to be fine.