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kinyonga
at Thu Dec 29 19:26:07 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kinyonga ]
You're welcome!
Normally a female veiled will not be receptive to mating again for several weeks or longer and will fight the male to avoid it if need be...so its a definite no-no to put them together so soon.
You said.." I read they are ready to breed for another 2 months after ovodeposition"...that also means that they won't get along together for that length of time. I never keep an adult male veiled with an adult female veiled together (or even two females, for that matter)for any other reason than mating. Its too stressful for both of them...so what you need is another big cage, I guess.
You said..."I read they may produce several clutches from 1 breeding. Could she be pregnant again?? or it is part of those 60 days of non readiness for breeding?" Its quite possible that she is retaining sperm from him...so she might not even mate with him for quite a period of time....but generally a female veiled won't retain enough sperm for another whole clutch and will need to be mated in a few weeks.
To tell if she is ready to mate, hold her outside the male's cage where she can see him. If she's receptive/needs to mate she will keep her calm colors. If she turns to her gravid/dark coloration and hisses and sways, etc. then don't even think about putting her in his cage...just put her back in her own cage and try again a few days later.
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RE: Veield cham leyed eggs last night....incubation tips..?? Help - kinyonga, Thu Dec 29 19:26:07 2005