Re: Aggressive Eastern

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Posted by Fredrick Albury on August 27, 2001 at 17:17:11:

In Reply to: Aggressive Eastern posted by Terry on August 27, 2001 at 16:52:51:

: Hi Guys,
: My Eastern Indigo is 3 years old and I've seen a personality change come over him in the last couple of weeks. He seems to become agitated easily, has struck the glass once and I've found a milky liquid substance in his cage. Nothing in his environment has been changed and I'm assuming the white substance is sperm. Is this change in personality a sign of sexual maturity and he wants to breed? Is this a normal change and how long will it last?

: Thanks, Terry

Terry,

After reading your post, I have deided to answer and give you my outlook on your situation.
Male Eastern Indigos will ATTEMPT to breed at almost any time of the year. Their "true" breeding season closely correlates with a change in barometric pressure, usually dureing the months of Oct,Nov,Dec, and January.This behaviour also coincidentally falls into the time of year when most locales expereince a decrease in temperature and an increase in colder weather.
At this time, eastern Males will often refuse food items, and will crawl up the walls of their cages, only to fall back with a crashing thud onto the cage floor below.
In My expereince, Eastern Indigos are no more aggressive dureing breeding season than at any othet time of the year. Each snake is an individual, and as such must be treated as an enigma, with all the flaws and quirks inherent in being an individual.
Because of the time of the year,I truly dont believe that your Eastern is needing to breed right now, nor do I beleive that breeding triggered the onset of his aggression.
Eastern Indigo snakes are fairly placid snakes, that rarely show aggression, outside of a feeding response. Since I cant see your snake, nor the set up you have him in, I surmise that the reason for his aggresion is either a) A feeding response. that the snake is hungry and basically lashes out to bite almost anything that comes before him orb) That the snake is pre-shed and, though not opaue, has difficultu seeing properly orc) That the temps in the cage are to high and the snake is more aggresove because of that. breeding onset? No. not in my expereince. But all snakes are individuals and yours may have something else that is triggering his behaviour.

Sincerely,

Fred

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: : Hi Guys, : : My Eastern Indigo is 3 years old and I've seen a personality change come over him in the last couple of weeks. He seems to become agitated easily, has struck the glass once and I've found a milky liquid substance in his cage. Nothing in his environment has been changed and I'm assuming the white substance is sperm. Is this change in personality a sign of sexual maturity and he wants to breed? Is this a normal change and how long will it last? : : Thanks, Terry : Terry, : After reading your post, I have deided to answer and give you my outlook on your situation. : Male Eastern Indigos will ATTEMPT to breed at almost any time of the year. Their "true" breeding season closely correlates with a change in barometric pressure, usually dureing the months of Oct,Nov,Dec, and January.This behaviour also coincidentally falls into the time of year when most locales expereince a decrease in temperature and an increase in colder weather. : At this time, eastern Males will often refuse food items, and will crawl up the walls of their cages, only to fall back with a crashing thud onto the cage floor below. : In My expereince, Eastern Indigos are no more aggressive dureing breeding season than at any othet time of the year. Each snake is an individual, and as such must be treated as an enigma, with all the flaws and quirks inherent in being an individual. : Because of the time of the year,I truly dont believe that your Eastern is needing to breed right now, nor do I beleive that breeding triggered the onset of his aggression. : Eastern Indigo snakes are fairly placid snakes, that rarely show aggression, outside of a feeding response. Since I cant see your snake, nor the set up you have him in, I surmise that the reason for his aggresion is either a) A feeding response. that the snake is hungry and basically lashes out to bite almost anything that comes before him orb) That the snake is pre-shed and, though not opaue, has difficultu seeing properly orc) That the temps in the cage are to high and the snake is more aggresove because of that. breeding onset? No. not in my expereince. But all snakes are individuals and yours may have something else that is triggering his behaviour. : Sincerely, : Fred

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