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hey

i have had my adult pair of bearded dragons together for around a year mabye a little more.there in a four foot lond cages by 2 feet wide by 2 feet tall.the male trys to breed with the female he will head bob and darken his beard and mount and bite her neck but she will squirm and try to get away all of the time..i am wondering why she does this..last year i brumated them and everything but no results..any help would be so much appreciated. you can either reply to this post or e-mail me at reptileboy37@hotmail.com thanks so much

sincerely
tyler
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1.3 bearded dragons. 2.3 leaporde geckos.1.1. veiled chameleons

She doesn't want to breed. Most breeding is done in the spring, she probably knows it's almost time to brumate again and wants no part of it.. If your male keeps harrassing her, they should be separated.
Most people don't keep breeding pairs together all the time. They are only put together at breeding season and then back to their own tanks.
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TheClassyLizard

Question:i am wondering why she does this

Answer: she is trying to get away all of the time! She is not ready to breed with this male, it may be timing to her or she may not like the male.... continuing them together may make that worse as he aggravates her more.

It's the female that selects the male to breed with and the males will breed only when the female is receptive to him (dem males know how sharp those back and leg spines can be and are wise enough not to "push" the issue on delicate tissue)

Separating them I think would be a smart move and then allowing them to meet on neutral territory when spring comes might help the situation. This is not the time of year to start a breeding season and late season babies statistically do not thrive as well as early season babies do.