i have an ovely aggressive blizzard male and a very docile and sometimes timid female. should i be concerned about breeding them? i have tried putting them togetherand he goes into a very dominant poture and she submits. i'm a little concerned about leaving them together for any length of time.
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breeding
jeepman454
Nov 13, 2006 02:14 PM
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chameleonphill
Nov 22, 2006 11:23 AM
what is the weight difference between them?
yellowconda12
Dec 08, 2006 03:15 PM
The weight difference is a an issue if your talking about breeding a female that is underweight, say under 40-50 grams, but if your female is large enough it shouldn't be a problem. Gecko breding is not a romantic affair, there is running biting and other aggressive defensive things going on.l I would say that your second question, of how long they should be together is a more strightforward question to answer. I would leave them together for only a night at a time. Whatever the male is going to do to her, which probably at very worst is injure her tail will be done during that 12 hour period. If you have your doubts, and she fares okay for the wear during the night, seperate them, and then put them back together again a couple of nights later. The key here is that your shouldn't leave them together for a long period of time, he will stress her out. I hope this helps.
chameleonphill
Dec 18, 2006 08:18 PM
many leos can breed saftly after 35 grams but 45 plus is better. what i was geting at is that if the aggressive male is 15-20 grams heavier, or even more, his aggressivenesscould injure the female and his attitude would be greater the smaller the female which could prevent copulation.
supremegecko
Dec 19, 2006 03:18 PM
35g is very light for a breeding female. 45g is safer but the traditional '50 g' is probably the earliest point one should consider breeding female leopards.
Not only should one consider the stress from the male but the stress of carrying and depositing eggs, several times through the breeding season. Even when offered the maximum number of feeders, my females always loose weight during the breeding season and take some time to bulk back up afterwards.
I introduce the males in with the females during the day, leaving him in with her during the night and then pull him out the next morning.
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