HELP aggressive behaviour in the middle of mating
Hey guys! I have two 10 yr old male and female corn snakes. And I decided to breed them for the first time (my male hasn’t eaten in 3 months and has been getting more and more active each year during mating season so I thought it was time to try!) and my female suddenly stopped eating for about a month and this is the first time in 10 years... I am a little concerned about if she’s preparing to lay slug eggs? Her midsection is quite bloated, but since she hasn’t eaten in a month she is a little skinnier around the rest of her body.
** The Breeding Moment
Immediately when I introduced the two for the first time my male began to follow the females body and align. And they were intertwining and presenting jerking motions. This went on for 30 mins but there was no attaching happening. Then all of a sudden my male began to frantically scurry around the tank like crazy!! And was flailing around when I took him out! They were both startled and frantically moving around even an hour after this took place.
Now that they’re back in their own tanks my male is still moving around, and my female is hiding. But I’m just so confused about how the situation changed so suddenly? My two theories are this:
-My female might actually be a male. But wouldn’t they have fought right from the start?
-My male sensed my female has dud eggs and didn’t want to fertilize her. It is later in the mating season (their last shed was 2 weeks ago) so maybe we missed the window?
Either way, I would just like to know if anyone has experienced this behaviour when trying to breed! I’ve attached photos of them lining up and seemingly about to mate.
Thanks!
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