Ok I'm relitivly new to breeding so I dont know if some chameleons are like this...but I'm trying to breed my tamatave's and when I introduce my female to the male he starts acting like he's going to attack her, never hisses but he starts jerking and twitching. He also runs for her all puffy and fires up, I know thats normal but is the twitching? my other chams do not do this when breeding... I dont want to leave her with him and him attack her...
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From Sunny Florida
Jovana's kids listed below
1.0 Veileds
1.1 Ambanja Panther
1.1 Tamatave Panther
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breeding question
jovcham
Feb 23, 2004 03:17 PM
Replies (4)
jusmebabe
Feb 23, 2004 03:33 PM
Males sometimes get ruff. What you can do is let the male see her for a few days but not have access. He should calm down. Try placing them together as see if he is calmer. If not take him out and try another day. Remember if the female isn't showing receptive colors and attitude don't stress her..
chunks_89
Feb 23, 2004 03:38 PM
The head twitching is very normal, and i don;t know why your other chams don't do that.
I agree with the idea of letting him see her then introdisuing him to her or her to him.
Have you put him in her cage yet as opposed to her in his cage?
Try it on a table or another branch or plant rather than somewhere familiar, i have heard some breeders have had success with that.
Good luck!
chameleoncrow
Feb 23, 2004 07:53 PM
What you describe is perfectly normal. In fact, if your male does not jerk his head and act like a sex-crazed bafoon, i'd be worried. Okay...not a sex crazed bafoon, but all male chameleons i have dealt with would jerk their head-often quite dramatically when they see a female. This means that they are interested in mating. If they don't i'd be wooried that they are not interested in mating. so don't worry, what you have there is a good, enthusiastic breeder.
jovcham
Feb 23, 2004 10:20 PM
Ok thank you all for the responses. I put them both on a dead tree to breed, neither in their own teritory. I wonder why my other male did not do the head jerking...oh well, as long as its normal I will not worry he's going to attack her.
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From Sunny Florida
Jovana's kids listed below
1.0 Veileds
1.1 Ambanja Panther
1.1 Tamatave Panther
