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I have a 2.5 year old male that has bred with other females and I have a 1.5 year old female that is suppost to be proven. The problem is that when I introduce the male to the females cage nothing happens. She dont hiss or gap and he ignores her. Same thing happens if I introduce her to his cage. Last week I decided to just leave them together for a while and see what happens. Nothing happened besides they were basking beside each other. They have been together for over a week and I have gotten no signs of anything. No agression..No mating.. Seems like they dont relize each other is there, until feeding time and they take turns zapping roaches. Any advice would be greatly appeciated.

Usually people put the female into the male's cage. Have you tried that?

Yes I have tried putting the male in the female cage and I have tried putting the female in the males cage. I even set up a new cage and introduced both to the new cage and still nothing.

Maybe the ole boy is just getting too comfy in his own skin. Perhaps you can introduce a mirror so he can see himself as competition.
Good luck!
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Victor Gomez
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That is a good idea. I will try this today.
Thank you for the tip.

where they be hold visually separated before introduction? If you behold the male not only physically, but also visually separated from the female, he should be always interested in mating. may be also you keep them too cold