How to Breed a Pet Python

Captive-bred pythons are increasingly popular pets. Capturing and transporting these tropical snakes is dangerous and wild-caught snakes are unpredictable and often dangerous. By breeding snakes in captivity, herpetology fans can protect themselves and the general public from this sometimes dangerous species.

Instructions

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      Cool the python's living area to approximately 65 degrees for one or two months before attempting to breed them.

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      Raise the temperature slowly back up to normal and begin feeding the female every few days.

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      Put the female in the male's cage.

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      Check your female's willingness to breed by watching her behavior. If she lays flat and seems docile around the male, then she is ready.

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      Return the female to the male's cage every day for a couple of days in a row. Once she is producing eggs she will lose interest in the male.

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      Wait two to three months for the snake to lay eggs. She will coil around the eggs once she has laid them. The eggs will hatch in another two months.