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hi mizzy i have been ob ur website and seen that you have a top quality care sheet its helped loads i was wondering if you have a breeding care sheet i have been trying to mate mine for a while now and no look but you seem to have the procedure off to a tea and will you be updating your site soon thanks lee

Hi...
I dont think that I am an "expert" on breeding aussie frills. I have done it, but not consistently over a number of years. I have bred indo/NG frills better; but those arent the same. I wouldnt feel comfortable having a publication on my site stating the "way to breed frills".
BUt I can tell you some general rules... a good friend of mine who know Australia well once tols me that 15 degrees is he magic number. In otherwords 15 degrees drop should be enough to get the females to cycles, and the males interested. Add a bunch of rain and a lot of food; and you should be good togo. Of course where you live in the US is important for barometric pressure, and humidity, so look into that. I am in southern Cal, so Spring is nice. I do not brumate my frills, and whenever I did produce aussies I didnt brumae. I personally think that weight is a huge factr, and thus yo need to have really healthy animals; realy healthy stress free animals. Be patient, and pay attention to how they are acting. This right now is the time they would be breeding; so if you havent turned on the water then do so; hopefully it isnt too late.
hope this helps..
miz
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Mizzy: frilldragon.com

hi mizzy thanks for all your help my male and female live together in a 5ft high 4 ft long and 2 ft deep cage i mist in a morning its a heavy one im feeding them large locusts and meal worms and fuzzies do you think i should separate them for a month or so do frillies mate when they live with each other ? temps are 100f on hot side and 80 on cool am i doing it wrong ? thank youfor your time lee

where do you live?? Some people need to change the bulbs to keepthe temps correct. I do not since I am in Cali. So when winter comes my animals still eat. But they feel the change in season still when srping hits. Thats when I really turn on the water. i dont spray my animals at all during the winter. I soak them once in a while, and they do have water. I would really spray them at least once more a day, even at night if need be. Make sue your light cycle is 12 hours.
These are NG or Aussie??
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Mizzy: frilldragon.com

hi miz i live in england uk i have the lights on 14 hours a day 7am till 9 pm at night they have a water bowl and a waterfall and fogger and i mist in morning i will do the same when i get in from work about 4 pm they are NG . i have bred other reptiles before but these guys are stubburn up till now i have your imput im sure you can help me get my guys in the mood . how is your breeding season going ? when are you updating your site i really rate it thanks again lee

Is this the same Lee that I emailed communications with before?? How many Lees' can there be in the UK??
Anyways, If your totally confident that your lizards are acclimated and ready for breeding then you need to be patient. Gettign them to breed (healthy animals) requires only the proper husbandry; but for those lizards. So, what works for one may not work for the other. They may not be compatible. One may not be ready for what ever reason. But I will tell you that i have never had non-ready animals breed with success. Someting always goes wrong.....
So look at what you ar doing; check temps, ect. If these are wild caought animals; then they may not be ready for a few years in captivity. If they were grown from WC babies, then they should be OK. But I always have fecal and blood tested before the spring to make sure that I dont need to treat during the breeding time, and loose the season.
miz

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Mizzy: frilldragon.com

yes thanks i can get on your site now here is a picture of my male he is 5 years old he is a captive bred. my female is 3 and is fairly smaller and is a captive bred different blood lines to do you have any pictures of your cages i have started feeding more then normal to thanks for your help
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