I've noticed tail wagging to mean both. I feel it's a sign that her senses are hieghtened. Sometimes it's resulted in a bite (ouch!), and others, copulation.



My male stud began his rounds yesterday. It's either let him have a go at the girls, or spend a few weeks treating the nose rub he'll have in about 2 weeks. Last year, he rubbed himself raw by this time, and the only way to get him to stop is to let him breed (not a bad thing). It's that, or give him his own room so he can't smell the girls.



Fertile matings won't occur until around Jan or Feb (I've just started cooling), but he won't eat until March anyway. That's just the way he is, and I've come to accept it. End of March till beginning of Aug, I'll feed him as much as he'll eat. Sep through Feb, I don't even bother!
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Mike Curtin

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