An interesting observation - Receptive females?

[Stefan-A]

The posts from last year have been lost, but I'm bumping this thread anyway. She's doing it again, third year in a row.

This is what I'm talking about:



It's an old video, but I have a little bit of new footage I should have up in a day or two.

[PINJOHN]

is it possible that this is a survival device developed by male vagrans to offset the proclivity towards cannibalism in these snakes, males are potentially the victim [being smaller] in their encounters in the wild so if he exudes his musk , odor, or pheromones this would give him a greater chance of surviving said encounter. the extreme reaction in you viv would possibly be then caused by the over abundance of his smell in his half due to him being restricted to a relatively small space, this is not a considered well thought out idea, its just something that struck me while reading the thread i usually leave the scientific stuff to you smarter guys, i was going to point out the methods used by other vulnerable males spiders and such but you guys know all that stuff, its probably rubbish but it is nice to make a contribution

[zirliz]

my female checkered garter has been doing this since last year or so, she's just started again and shares with a Thamnpohis radix male but I've never tried anything with them, he'd need to brumated anyway and I don' have the time or skill to miss around with that.

This year I've added an albino garter a male over a year old who was left in a smaller enclosure to separate them (in case of fights)

She seems very interested to meet him and has been rubbing off the tank even before he was added so she must get the mood to do this herself, she's doesn't eat during this period for me either and is more active.

I didn't do the brumation thing don't have the space but due to difference in temp in winter and now it might have caused her to become inactive during that period.

[gregmonsta]

[QUOTE=zirliz;153196]Thamnpohis radix male but I've never tried anything with them, he'd need to brumated anyway and I don' have the time or skill to miss around with that.
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Not brumating is not a guarrantee. Your only option is to separate the males and the females.

On another note - This is the second year my Everglades ratsnake has shown something similar. In her case she likes to wipe her cloaca over the backboard of the enclosure just after defecating.