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Male biting female

Rox6or

Rox6or

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Hay guys
I've noticed something really strange. I introduced my female snow into my normal male's enclosure today for breeding as it is breeding season in South Africa now. It seems that the male bit her for some reason. I removed her immediately as I haven't ever seen this before, he bred for me previously and never had this happened. Is this normal as it didn't seem to cause any damage or is this unusual?
Thank in advance
 
It's not uncommon for the male to bite the female somewhere along the neck to restrain her while he attempts to get into breeding position. Was it something like that, or was it an actual attempt to feed on her? While extremely rare, that does also occur. . . .
 
It was definitely not feeding. It seemed as if he tried to move her body into position, close to the neck area?
 
Sounds like mating behavior, then. You see it more in lizard species than corns, but it does happen. I'd try putting them together again, but keep a watchful eye.
 
One thing to consider when putting the pair together is the substrate of the container they are in. When the male's hemipenes is withdrawn from the female, aspen can become stuck to it and be drawn back inside, which causes problems. It's better to put the pair together in a bin with either paper substrate or nothing at all. They only need to be together for about 30 minutes to complete the mating.
 
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