Ready to pair?

My healthy female has just shed, but has skipped her last two meals. Can this mean she is ready to pair? I tried palpating, but I have no clue what I am doing! LOL

Thats not an indication.aslong as she has the age and weight you can pair her anytime

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Originally Posted by AdamF

My healthy female has just shed, but has skipped her last two meals. Can this mean she is ready to pair? I tried palpating, but I have no clue what I am doing! LOL

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If you haven't paired her palpating is unnecessary since she won't have grown any follicles yet.

Females going off feed is not an indicator of being ready to breed, that's a rumor that never seems to go away.
This time of year, females that are typically bred in season are ravenous and want to eat more not less.
I have females practically lunging out of their tubs to snatch up their meals because they know what's coming.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

If you haven't paired her palpating is unnecessary since she won't have grown any follicles yet.

Females going off feed is not an indicator of being ready to breed, that's a rumor that never seems to go away.
This time of year, females that are typically bred in season are ravenous and want to eat more not less.
I have females practically lunging out of their tubs to snatch up their meals because they know what's coming.

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Females don't need a male present to grow follicles...

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

I have females practically lunging out of their tubs to snatch up their meals because they know what's coming.

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I have had to watch my hands the last couple weeks, a few of the big girls a flying out of their tubs! It's pretty darn exciting... ;)

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

Females don't need a male present to grow follicles...

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Correct, after I paired my albino female yesterday I did a quick check on some of the girls and felt some small follicle growth.

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Originally Posted by AdamF

My healthy female has just shed, but has skipped her last two meals. Can this mean she is ready to pair? I tried palpating, but I have no clue what I am doing! LOL

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I notice with most of mine, when they are growing follicles they will also be feeding well, when they ovulate, this throws them off feed. (not saying yours ovulated) I use an ultrasound and watch follicle growth which helps me determine when to ease up with the feedings.

She had been eating quite well prior to last 2 feedings. Could she have ovulated in Sept?

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

Females don't need a male present to grow follicles...

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I have heard of but never experienced that :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

If you haven't paired her palpating is unnecessary since she won't have grown any follicles yet.

Females going off feed is not an indicator of being ready to breed, that's a rumor that never seems to go away.
This time of year, females that are typically bred in season are ravenous and want to eat more not less.
I have females practically lunging out of their tubs to snatch up their meals because they know what's coming.

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Actually, the Barkers talk about females going off feed indicating a desire to breed in their book.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Actually, the Barkers talk about females going off feed indicating a desire to breed in their book.

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Yeah, which is odd because all of my breeding females will breed for months before going off feed....
Maybe in the wild that works that way, but not in my tubs...

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

I have heard of but never experienced that :rolleye2:

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I have experienced it...Of course there were breeding males in the same room...Not in the tub with the females yet though...

I think the moral to the story is everyone has a different opinion :P

If you want to pair and both the male and the female are healthy enough to breed, then go for it.

This is the 3rd time I have heard that males and females housed in same rack, can trigger breeding readiness behavior. Of course her "date" is housed in tub right above her.