It all has an aweful lot to do with how good the female's body weight is. If she is thin, she might not ovulate at all. On the other hand, if very heavy, she could breed soon, then ovulate again if she has enough body mass after laying. This is how nature dictates the task of if she can afford to be taxed with producing eggs or not.

You just might very well find that the male will be even MORE worked-up, and even LESS likely to eat, now that he has been introduced with the female, as this is very typical behavior. Once they are with the opposite sex, they REALLY get "tunnel-vision" on breeding!, especially if he was already denied the opportunity. Us guy's can all relate to that one..LOL!

Don't worry though, it will gradually subside, and he will be back to normal and eating in a few more weeks I would think.


~Doug
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