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I have 2 veileds I would like to breed but I am having a little trouble.

I have read every source I can get about the breeding process and what to do. But the problem is I cant tell is SHE'S ready or not.

My female has never had any blue "lets go" markings. But today when I put her in his cage, she stayed perfectly green (usually she turned brown) and walked away. When he came near her she puffed up and hissed once but never went for him. He kinda climbed on top ( a little forcefully, are they always like that?) botched it and she walked away. I took her out after that not sure what to do.

Main question is, is this normal? Do they do some test runs before anything really happens? And should I be sitting there watching and waiting to intervine just in case? ( I was reading a website about breeding earlier today that had closed down because the female killed the male *erp*)

Has anyone else had problems like this? Any advice would be welcome!
Thanks alot!! ^_^

oops!

ok, i can tell you what happened when i bred mine. the first time, she just stared at him and he stared at her. the second time, she remained green, and then as he approached, she walked away, he grabbed her like a "caveman", and kept going at her for the next 5 hours off and on, a few times it looked like it didn't quite work, but he stayed with her, and i took her out when she showed dark markings, with very bright colors. how old is your female? how old is your male? they should be around 9 months for the best results. you don't want to breed females too young, or you will severely shorten their lifespan. it sounds like he is ready to go, from the sounds of it, she is too.
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The male is prolly about 3 1/2 - 4 yrs now and the female about 2 1/2. What about the whole hissing thing? is that normal even though she stayed green?

generally speaking if a female is interested in breeding, she will remain an overall green, and slowly walk away. you should try just putting them together, and sit down for about 5 minutes out of view. of course if you get a bad reaction right away, you should seperate them, but if the male becomes colorful and grabs her, and she stays pretty much green and walks away, everything will be fine.........
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I have noticed that it depends on the females...basically, if she alows him to mate, she's ready. My male was the most aggressive little turd I've seen, and when a female didn't want to mate, he couldn't, even after holding her down, climbing on top, etc.
The fact that she's green is a good sign.

The UN receptive female is much more easy to spot. They Usually turn dark, and they always puff up, gape, and rock back and forth on opposite front and back legs, lunging at the male when he appears. I have noticed that when they are GETTING receptive, they'll sometimes run away, but not put up a resistance when caught. When I had a trio housed outside, the females would stay by ther male when they were receptive, and during the few days they were mating. It was cute, the two of them sleeping on the same branch...