Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 4: Preparing for Mating
• Part 2 of 4: Mating
• Part 3 of 4: Taking care of the female
• Part 4 of 4: Caring for your little ones
• Tips
• Warnings

Royal pythons are very popular as pets. Such popularity is due to the innumerable number of color options. There are over a hundred different, distinct colors and color variation elements created by selective dilution. Royal pythons are generally very friendly and curious.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Preparing for Mating

1. 1 Make sure your pets are mature before mating. It is very important that the animals you are going to breed are of the correct age and size. Typically, the male should weigh over 700 grams and be over one year old. Proof of sexual maturity can be a certain ejaculation. Gentle pressure on the cloaca (the hole in the snake's belly) will erupt a small amount of a white, creamy substance, indicating that the male is ready to mate. Although females are capable of mating even at 1200 grams, many snake breeders insist that they must weigh more than 1700 grams and be over three years old for successful mating. This process is unfavorable for smaller pythons as it poses a health risk.
2. 2 Determine your gender. It is best to ascertain the sex of the animals you intend to breed. This can be determined by probing. There are plenty of tutorial videos out there that can be helpful. However, this is a dangerous procedure for the animal, so do not start work without receiving clear instructions; or invite a specialist. In females, the probe goes deeper by 3-4 divisions, in males - by 7-9 divisions. It is possible to get a false positive in females if the snake contracts hard enough to avoid full probe penetration.
3. 3 Provide temporary cooling. In order for the pythons to be ready for reproduction, the so-called. cooling period. The ambient temperature at night is 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit or about 20 Celsius for three months or so. The temperature in the hiding place in the terrarium at NIGHT should also be reduced to 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit or about 30 Celsius.During the day, the temperature here should return to its original level - 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit. That is, we are recreating the winter weather conditions of Central Africa. This brief cold snap whispers tenderness to these beautiful creatures and tells them that spring will soon be coming and a new life should be born.
   • Introduce them to each other from time to time during the cool-down period. Leave them together for a few days, then keep them separate for the same amount of time. They can try to start mating, but they won't. In any case, this is a good sign.
4. 4 Warm them up again. After the cool-down period, bring the temperature back to normal. Return to normal temperature after cooling down period. The acceptable temperature for royal pythons is such that sweating increases in most people.

Part 2 of 4: Mating

1. 1 Arouse interest in males. Many male globular pythons also need additional stimulation to create the desired mood. The easiest way is to place several males in one terrarium. They will begin to notice each other and assume an almost upright position. There is a photograph somewhere in which six or eight pythons seem to be dancing. This whole process increases their attraction to the opposite sex. After ten to twenty minutes of this action, the interest of males in females increases significantly.
2. 2 Introduce the female to the male. After meeting, it is better to leave them alone and let nature take its course. Accidentally they can get scratched, but there are almost no serious injuries. As a rule, they will sit for a few minutes, and then a pair of animals will connect.
3. 3 Leave them alone. Royal pythons can be mated for up to two days. You can occasionally glance at them, but do not disturb. They are in no hurry. This important step can take a long time. Any pairing shorter than three to four hours may be ineffective.
4. 4 Wait. A male royal python needs one week to regain its potency. If you need to breed more than one female with him, give him seven days or so to recover.
5. 5 Be patient. The sperm that the male leaves on the female's cloaca remains effective for two years.
6. 6 Look for signs that indicate the female is pregnant. That is, you can see the outline of the eggs inside it. If you saw this, you should no longer show them to each other.

Part 3 of 4: Taking care of the female

1. 1 Prepare the place. Lower the female into the therarium, which can be a rubberized box lined with damp moss. Here she can lay the clutch and wrap herself around it.
2. 2 Move the eggs. Carefully and gently remove the female from the eggs and place them in the incubation medium inside a container (rubberized box with a lid).
3. 3 Make sure the temperature is acceptable. Set the incubator to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 Celsius. Check your eggs once a week to make sure they are okay. Every time you remove the lid of the box, air will get inside. Therefore, you do not need to worry about ventilation.
4. 4 Feed the female. If she's not eating, try cleaning her by removing any traces of eggs. It is very important that she starts eating again, because she put a lot of energy into laying eggs.
5. 5 Eggs should hatch in about 55 days after laying.

Part 4 of 4: Caring for your little ones

1. 1 Arrange their own boxes for the little ones. Place the hatched cubs in their own terrariums lined with damp paper towels until they first moult. And then you can use newspapers or any other substrate.
2. 2 Feeding laboratory mice. Cubs begin feeding on adolescent lab mice within the first week or two. They should be fed every five to seven days.
3. 3 Babies, like adults, should also have water and a place to hide.

Tips

• If yours does not seem to be interested in the female, place him with another male. As a rule, this prompts him to act more actively.
• Calmness. Leave them alone while they are passionate about their personal lives.
• Don't make the mistake of creating a cool-down period. With the right approach, your chances of success are close to 100%. (There are many cases tested over the years that prove that this is not true)

Warnings

• Never feed pythons while they are together. As a result, they can start to fight for food and this will confuse them.
• Be very careful when determining gender. A person who is not trained to do this can cause serious harm. It is better to entrust this to a veterinarian than to treat the complications of an improperly performed intervention.