are male ball pythons more aggressive?
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In terms of temperament, both male and female ball pythons are quite docile, and are rarely ever aggressive. The only time a female ball python will show more aggression because she is female is when she is protecting her eggs before they hatch into baby ball pythons. Yet this behaviour is quite understandable.
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The personality differences can most clearly be seen between females and intact (non-neutered) males. Males can be more dominant, territorial, and easily distracted than female dogs. On the other hand, males can also be more playful, active, and independent.
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Males are more likely than females to be involved in physical aggression and are more likely to do physical harm during an aggressive event. Men are also more likely to engage in violent criminal behavior and to opt for careers in which they may encounter violence, such as the military or law enforcement.
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In fact, they are more aggressive than males toward unfamiliar females. More correctly, male and female rats are sexually dimorphic in terms of the stimuli which elicit aggression and not in terms of males being aggressive and females nonaggressive.
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They also bite if they have been treated badly in the past and are frightened. It's a defense mechanism. However, dwarf rabbits (Netherland, Polish, Dwarf Hotot etc.) ... So, although all rabbits can be violent when provoke, dwarfs tend to be more aggressive.
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Adult male and female praying mantises are different from each other. This is called sexual dimorphism. The differences become more pronounced as the mantis grows older. This method of determining the sex of the mantis can be used between L5 and L8 instar, depending on the species.
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A pair of male rabbits may work together well, but the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals organization notes that male and female pairings may be more successful as long as both of the animals are neutered and spayed. ... Unfixed male rabbits may get very aggressive with each other -- constantly fighting for dominance.
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For some reason, black cats have the unfair reputation of being more aggressive than other colored cats. However, a recent study by the University of California, Davis, actually found that black cats tended to be calmer and more approachable compared to cats of other colors.
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"Male dogs are often bolder and more aggressive than females, although in some breeds it is the female who is 'sharper' and more aggressive while the males might be described as 'goofy,' 'klutzy,' or 'big softies. '"
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Ritualistic fighting among males establishes which males are going to be more successful in mating. This is important in sympatric speciation because species with similar males may be competing for the same females. There may be a fitness advantage for one phenotype that could allow one species to invade another.
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It seems that male-female and male-male pairs tend to get along with each other the best, whereas female-female pairs most likely will get into frequent arguments. Generally, neutered pugs will get along with each other better than non-neutured pugs.
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Inter-male aggression Adult male cats may threaten, and sometimes fight with, other males. This is more common among unneutered cats. They may fight over a female, for a higher place in the pecking order, or to defend territory.
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Male & Female Dogs: Personality Differences. ... Males can be more dominant, territorial, and easily distracted than female dogs. On the other hand, males can also be more playful, active, and independent. Dominance and territorial behavior can also be seen in unspayed females when they are in heat.
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The short answer is: yes. The personality differences can most clearly be seen between females and intact (non-neutered) males. Males can be more dominant, territorial, and easily distracted than female dogs. On the other hand, males can also be more playful, active, and independent.
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They shouldn't. Ball pythons are not a species that cohabitates. They are a solitary species that only comes together for breeding season. Cohabbing can cause stress, refusal to eat and even CANNIBALISM.
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Male chinchillas typically are calmer than females, and less territorial.
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If you have male guinea pigs, then you should provide them with as much space as possible. This is because they are very playful and aggressive. Boars are also very territorial although some sows can be just as aggressive as boars.