my parietalis however . . .

[drache]

seem to have no interest in each other
he's hanging out here

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2228980458_c8594ee7fe_b.jpg

not pursuing either of the ladies, who are hanging out below

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2228983076_406222c166_b.jpg

he's not quite two years old and considerably smaller than they
could that be the problem?

[Stefan-A]

Maybe he's finished already. :D Or maybe he's not quite in the mood yet.

In the wild, the males reach maturity at 1-2 years old. The age could be a factor, but your guess is as good as mine.

[drache]

it's okay if they don't
I kind of like having the species tank
Sammy is the one I really want to have babies
it would be kind of nice though if one of these girls did too

[reptileparadise]

I've got the same thing around here...
1 of my males will mate with just about everything (yes...even my other male!) and my other male never gets excited...Really strange, but it still resulted in 25 young last year...so I guess he is doing his thing at night :)

[drache]

you give me hope . . .

[drache]

I am thinking I should take the male out and return him to the bachelor tank
I mean - they've been together for well over a month now
if they haven't mated yet, it's unlikely to happen this time around, or is it?
I don't think he's all that happy in the tank with these large females and I wouldn't be surprised, if they didn't mate at all

[reptileparadise]

They might wanna mate after a shed of one of the ladies. I know my parietalis also don't mate very frequently...but female sheds can definatly help!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Here is a really good tip Scott Felzer gave me: I am copying this straight from an email he just sent me:

"Breeding wise I combine them for 3 days and seperate on the 4th, feeding on the 4th day. This way they don't get too buddy buddy and helps drive the breeding interest up. I combine for 3.5 weeks and then after the female's first shed, even if the shed is after that 3.5 week period. "

This method really does drive the males to breed more than just being around females all the time.

[drache]

thanks, that helps

[GarterGuy]

Guess distance does make the heart fonder.....LOL. Yeh, I've heard the same thing as well. Seems like when the females are "new", it gets them more excited. Hmmmmmmm........:rolleyes:

[Snaky]

Getting another male competitor might also help triggering hime :)

[drache]

hm
the bachelor tank it is then
frankly, I won't be very disappointed if they don't have babies this year
if Sammy didn't, that would be disappointing - and unlikely
the parietalis are very nice - good looking snakes - and I think they ought to propagate at some point
this year I just have so much to do already, that perhaps one litter of babies will be enough

[drache]

Slither back in bachelor tank, feeling right at home with his old buddy, Don

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2344724727_e24275561d_b.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Now THAT'S a great picture, Rhea. :)

[drache]

thanks, Stefan
it means a lot to me, measuring up to your high standards

[garterchick]

my male waited for several weeks and after the female shed he got all lovey dovey fot 1 day. now he ignores her again, so we'll see what comes of it.

[drache]

both of my parietalis females look kind of tubby to me, but of course it'd be way too early . . .
I guess some part of me does wish for them to be gravid

the bachelor tank is sitting right at the end of our kitchen table and they're usually out watching us - that's why they get photographed a lot
here's a couple more

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2345485025_a968282e99_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2345487207_248b42d488_b.jpg

I know they're a little off topic - please forgive me

[Lori P]

They're gorgeous Rhea!!!!

[Loren]

Very nice pics and snakes.

[Lori P]

Sorry-- once again, because I'm blond and my short term memory left me in college-- what is the all black garter??

[drache]

what is the all black garter??
he's not all black - just mostly (gray dorsal stripe)
and he's an anerythristic T. radix (plains garter)

[Lori P]

I really like him!! Very cool!

[drache]

his future girlfriend is growing nicely, so he may be a daddy snake next spring

[Lori P]

... and you're not all that far from me... :D