RETICULATED PYTHON advice

I’m looking for some help, I have an adult male super dwarf retic that I’ve had for a couple years now and over the last couple months or so he’s become extremely restless and it’s glass surfing the doors of his enclosure like crazy and like literally falling all over himself every time I clean up after him he pees and drops urates. Now he was a former breeder when I get him and I did just purchase a new female reticulated python who is in the same room as him. Is this breeding behavior? I’ve never bred him or any retics. I’ve shorted his day night cycle a bit and lowered temps a bit also but nothing is helping. He’s housed a 7x2x2 pvc enclosure with radiant heat panel, basking shelves, perches and large water bowl and 2 hides on either side, any advice helps thanks!

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I have no retic experience but I would be willing to bet my last dollar that your boy is definitely looking to breed, which in the grand scheme of things in the reptile world, is natural for all male reptiles. Of course there are exceptions! :blush:

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Yup, if he’s been good up until the point when the female was added to the room? He knows there’s a lady there.

Male retics are know for ‘pushing’ behavior for this sort of thing or just stress in an enclosure. He’s got some nice space in there so hopefully he shouldn’t do too much, but just keep an eye out for any swelling around the snout and lips.sometimes they can really bruise up or push a tooth in ways it shouldn’t be.

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If he continues to exhibit this behavior it would be feasible to remove the female and put her in another room. I realize retics are not as easy to move around as say corn snakes are but if your boy continues to surf, rub and push his face against the glass, as @armiyana Christina, he could do some damage to his face/mouth/teeth.

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Shortened his day cycle and dropped his temps a little bit. Added a female close by.
Yep, looking for love.

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