Difference in the sexes

Not sure if this belongs in the behavior thread or not, but I'll give this one a shot first.

The only difference I'm finding info on is that males sometimes go off eating during the breeding season. Any other differences in normal corns? I'm more inclined to get a female for that reason, but I don't know if there's other stuff I haven't found out yet that would make me want to get a male instead...

I posted this on another forum and someone said that they'd rather go with a male to save money on mice during the breeding season. That's not a huge concern with me, but if I do end up with a male, when do they usually stop eating and how long does it usually last? This is my first snake so I can see myself freaking out because he's not eating and I don't know why...lol

I'm fairly new at this but I've never heard of this. (Male being cheaper on mice) It really all depends on the snake. Like anything they all have different temperaments. Mine always eats all year long. They would probably stop eating if you Brumate but if your temps are good all year long there should be no change.

There are no differences.

Males usually only weird out if a breeder female is close by.

(Just like any human watering hole on a Friday night....... :cheers: )

CAV said:

Males usually only weird out if a breeder female is close by.

(Just like any human watering hole on a Friday night....... :cheers: )

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That's kinda what I thought, but this other person seemed to think otherwise so I figured I'd better check. They also told me that males tend to get bigger than the females. I remember specifically looking for this awhile back and not finding anything that said there was a size difference. Most of what I found just gave a range of lengths (3 - 5') but never said anything about the sexes. Is there a noticeable difference?

It's more on a individual basis. I have a couple of large males, and a couple of large females. I also have some small corns of both sexes for their age. Personally, I don't think one sex differs greatly from the other in just about all aspects of health, care, temperment, etc. The only thing that you might consider as to which sex may be a better pet concerns eggs. A female, whether she has been with a male or not, MAY lay eggs and there is a chance, however slight, that she could run into problems laying them.

I've heard of males going off food during breeding time even if there are no females around. Mostly they've been adults though, not yearlings or hatchlings. I have also heard of females that regurge when they ovulate or have eggs (even if not bred, basically slugs) because of less room in their bodies. You'd have to feed smaller food sizes if that occured. I haven't run into either problem yet, although my amel is not eating as regularly right now and she's a large female. I'm not sure what that's all about though.