In general, the females want to be mated. If the available male cannot or will not mate her she will still be restless for another male. Often she will become the aggressor and try to mate the male or the other female from a males angle in order to get them interested.

Maybe a story is easier to understand. I have 2 females hatched last May living together. One is 400 grams and one is 300 grams. About 6 weeks ago the big one was bothering the smaller. She was head bobbing and biting. The smaller would not eat, etc. I mated the bigger with a suitable mate and returned her to the enclosure with the smaller. The problem ended. The bigger has laid one clutch and will lay her 2nd shortly.

Now the smaller beats up on the bigger. She is frustrated and attempts to mate the bigger female. She still hardly eats. I'm waiting to see if she will lay infertiles. I know if I mated her she would calm down. But, no dragon here lays less than 4 clutches so I'd rather not put her through that yet.

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