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Well, this will be my first time breeding my male and females. I have read all about it and research about everything I need to know... well I thought. I decided yesterday was going to be the day to start. I place the male in with the female and he immediately went to her and started to head butt her. She did not run away. He then proceeded to bite her on the side and she returned with a hiss and was going to defend herself, so I took him out. In all the stuff I read, it has never told me what to expect the male to do. Was this normal and if not, what was his problem? I looked at her later and where it was dark before from his attach, there seem to be no damage or marks. Can someone explain what to expect out of the male during breeding. Thank you.

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What made you decide to introduce today? Was the female showing colors?

If the male or the female show any kind of hostility, seperate them and try again later.

In the perfect situation, you want to introduce the male when the female is showing her receptive colors; He'll puff up and bob his head a bit. (The female will be passive) He'll circle her and make his mount without any striking, biting or hissing. He will latch on to her and "pin" her. (again, she should stay pretty passive)

After the deed is done, seperate them pretty quickly. She'll get kinda pissy and probably start a fight.

Yes, both of my female have been showing the robbin egg colored spots for months. I also place her on the screen of his cage and she was receptive to him. He came to the screen and basically head butted her once and movered under her. She sat still watching him and didn't change any colors and he was under her at this time on the other side of the screen and not being aggressive, so I thought it would be the perfect time. This is were I think I made a mistake. I put him in her cage. Does it matter who's house they breed at? Was his aggression because of a territorial issue? Thanks again

when introducing the best way to do it is the female into the males cage. that way he is in his territory, also try not to agravate him in the process, as this can invoke a territorial response. always let the female see the male first to see if she is receptive to him. all males tend to act a little different when breeding. i have a male who just races across the cage as fast as he can to get to her, whether she is receptive or not.
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