I agree with Vic,

I've bred many indigos and I have never had a male that wouldn't breed with a female w/in a very short time after introduction. But it might be entertaining to watc.

>>Male sheds? Well, I can see no harm although I have not found it to be necessary with my D. couperi. That technique is often used in other taxa, and might have the desired affect. However, my males seem to be aware and alert and get "anxious" when females in the same room are ready to breed, I am speculating they can scent the females and exciting times ahead... A variation on the theme is to place a females shed skin in with the males prior to breeding trials, I think it makes them "randy" and ready for the real thing. I have noticed breeding frequently during the female ecdysis, especially right after.
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>>Good luck, Vic H.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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