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Posted by Rob Carmichael on January 02, 2002 at 19:50:55:

In Reply to: Re: need advice regarding overzealous male... posted by Carl on January 02, 2002 at 12:35:52:

: Somewhat similar problem with my Tx pair...He was so amorous that he almost rubbed her dorsal spine scales off...I separated them and soaked her several times a day and let them chill out for a few days...When I put them back together, he was no longer interested...Sounds like Doug's take may be correct..I will try them again after another cool down for a few days...Maybe it will stimulate his fire again, but then maybe we already got lucky...Let us know what you decide and how it goes..

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: : I had some issues with bitey male Texas Indigo. The female has healed up just fine after many bites. The jerk even took the tip of her tail off.

: : What I did was remove the male, feed him, let him digest the meal, cool him down, reintroduce to female. What did that do? mellowed him out. Now there is no mating. They had been together for weeks before so it may have just been a matter of her not wanting to mate more. You can try another cool down, but this season might be shot.

: : This is one of those times when I would suggest you only introduce them at night, at the coolest time of the cool down period. The cool down doesn't stop the desire to mate, but does hamper the desire to bite. 55 degrees is the usual temperature I have them at for breeding. I'll be cooling a pair down that low tonight even. They love it.

: : Good luck. Good to hear your snake is Ok.

: : DT

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: : : Several weeks ago I paired up my indigo pair for breeding. I basically followed the same protocol as last year when I had success. Unfortunately, after leaving the pair alone for a couple of hours (and I took the family out for some quality time), upon my return I noticed a big gash on the female. The wound was in the area where I have noticed male snakes grab the female during courtship/copulation. It required ten stitches and a round of antibiotic shots. She is doing great now and is feeding heavily again. Any thoughts? I am thinking of scrapping the breeding this season but I would like to try again only if it doesn't put the female in harms way. I would CAREFULLY monitor the action yet at the same time am not in a hurry to push the breeding (she is only four years old). Has anyone else had overly aggressive males during courtship? My guess is that she wasn't receptive and he became very frustrated with her as he is a very frisky fellow. Thanks in advance for the always EXCELLENT advice I get on this forum.

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: : Somewhat similar problem with my Tx pair...He was so amorous that he almost rubbed her dorsal spine scales off...I separated them and soaked her several times a day and let them chill out for a few days...When I put them back together, he was no longer interested...Sounds like Doug's take may be correct..I will try them again after another cool down for a few days...Maybe it will stimulate his fire again, but then maybe we already got lucky...Let us know what you decide and how it goes.. : : : : : : I had some issues with bitey male Texas Indigo. The female has healed up just fine after many bites. The jerk even took the tip of her tail off. : : : What I did was remove the male, feed him, let him digest the meal, cool him down, reintroduce to female. What did that do? mellowed him out. Now there is no mating. They had been together for weeks before so it may have just been a matter of her not wanting to mate more. You can try another cool down, but this season might be shot. : : : This is one of those times when I would suggest you only introduce them at night, at the coolest time of the cool down period. The cool down doesn't stop the desire to mate, but does hamper the desire to bite. 55 degrees is the usual temperature I have them at for breeding. I'll be cooling a pair down that low tonight even. They love it. : : : Good luck. Good to hear your snake is Ok. : : : DT : : : : : : Several weeks ago I paired up my indigo pair for breeding. I basically followed the same protocol as last year when I had success. Unfortunately, after leaving the pair alone for a couple of hours (and I took the family out for some quality time), upon my return I noticed a big gash on the female. The wound was in the area where I have noticed male snakes grab the female during courtship/copulation. It required ten stitches and a round of antibiotic shots. She is doing great now and is feeding heavily again. Any thoughts? I am thinking of scrapping the breeding this season but I would like to try again only if it doesn't put the female in harms way. I would CAREFULLY monitor the action yet at the same time am not in a hurry to push the breeding (she is only four years old). Has anyone else had overly aggressive males during courtship? My guess is that she wasn't receptive and he became very frustrated with her as he is a very frisky fellow. Thanks in advance for the always EXCELLENT advice I get on this forum.

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