is this a good thing?

[sookieball]

my male pastel locks up with my female norm.

now i know thats a good thing
but it takes him 2 days to get up and start hitting on her, and when he does
it lasts a good 24+hrs.

and on the 4rth day they stay locked up, so about 2 days straight they are locked up.

should i leave them that way or stick to 3 days on 3 days off?

i know of alot of lock ups lasting this long but i dont
want to exaust my male.

he has also been off feed for 2 weeks now.

3 weeks ago he ate a very large rat that i thought was too big for him.
after that he went off feed.

[rabernet]

Are you asking if you should try to separate two locked animals?

[sookieball]

no just if its ok that they stay locker up to together for almost a week at a time.

will my male be ok?

[rabernet]

They won't be locked for an entire week. But his being with her in her enclosure for a week isn't going to hurt him - just get back to your normal schedule once they're done.

[seeya205]

I would just skip a week! As long as they lock up once every shed cycle(hers) then you should be okay! If they are locking then don't worry about how long they lock for! Good luck on a good clutch!!!

[Subdriven]

Mine do the dame.. takes 2-3 days.. then locks for 30 plus hours... But he is still eating. I'd keep trying to feed him, and give him a break now and then. if he keeps locking up that is a good thing.

He might just be stuffed fromt he too large rat to eat again.. lol

[sookieball]

yeah they have been locked up since early yesterday afternoon...

but as soon as they are done with this lock up ill give him a week off..

thanks guys!

[Subdriven]

give the boy some food and rest.. 30 hours of fun an take it out of someone.. lol

[sookieball]

thanks everyone!