I would say the blood definatly means they locked up. Weather she took (becomes gravid) from that breeding or not it's just a guess. I used to make sure pairs bred a few times over a few week period but now keep introducing pairs for several days at a time, until I'm SURE the female is carring fertile eggs. I'm sure it's not necessary much of the time but greatly increases the odds of getting fertile eggs.
When I've seen a lot of blood from a copulation I tend to give the pair a few days before putting them back together, just to be safe.






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Randy Whittington

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• Help!! Blood During Breeding? - KevinM, Sat Feb 27 21:01:12 2010
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• Can I assume copulation a success? - KevinM, Mon Mar 1 09:17:09 2010
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