Female Cycles

Okay... last year I bred my little Cinny male to one of my normal females and got a couple of nice Cinnys. The sire was a little small (700 grams) and I didn't want to stress him out, so I put him with only one female.

The odds weren't in my favorite with 2 out of 9, so I decided to put him together with 3 of my females this year. One girl gave me a clutch of 7 last week, but this week...

The other two are now in POS. I've been breeding them since November, so I'm wondering what are the odds of both of them hitting POS on the same day? Do you think it could be a hormonal/pheromonal phenomenon, or just a coincidence?

i've heard of males influencing eachother to do their thang, but in your case the gals would just be having a coincidence. maybe im wrong, so if one of the veterans can help me out

I have females that seem to shed at the same time but ovulating I don't know. I have heard that it happens in humans. :)

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Originally Posted by westcoastjungle

I have females that seem to shed at the same time but ovulating I don't know. I have heard that it happens in humans. :)

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I heard that as well, which was why I thought this may have been more than a coincidence. :confused:

According the Barker's latest book, it has been their observation that females in close proximity can affect each other's breeding cycles.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

According the Barker's latest book, it has been their observation that females in close proximity can affect each other's breeding cycles.

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Thanks Brad... I have that book, but don't remember reading about that. I'll check it out tonight.

Its in that whole slew of info about vitellogenesis (sp?) ... that book is a must have.

Basically, it was something along the lines of "females in certain stages of reproduction can influence females at earlier stages to move along, but just as well, a female at an earlier stage of reproduction can cause a female that is further along to resorb her follicles."

I'll re-read it later on and post specifics if no one else hits it.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

According the Barker's latest book, it has been their observation that females in close proximity can affect each other's breeding cycles.

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Wow, I am not letting my wife anywhere near the BP cages ....

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Neil

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Originally Posted by aaajohnson

Wow, I am not letting my wife anywhere near the BP cages ....

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Neil

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But then what happens when the cages need to be cleaned? :D

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Originally Posted by aaajohnson

Wow, I am not letting my wife anywhere near the BP cages ....

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LOL. Nothing to worry about unless you notice your wife's belly starting to turn pink... :D

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

According the Barker's latest book, it has been their observation that females in close proximity can affect each other's breeding cycles.

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Great book! Tremendous amount of information and photos! Some of his husbandry techniques are very different than other breeders.

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Originally Posted by westcoastjungle

Great book! Tremendous amount of information and photos! Some of his husbandry techniques are very different than other breeders.

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One difference that jumped out to me was VPI's heating methods...but they are in Texas...those of us further north don't have the luxury of 83 degree winter days....

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

One difference that jumped out to me was VPI's heating methods...but they are in Texas...those of us further north don't have the luxury of 83 degree winter days....

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I thought Texas was cold in the winter??

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

One difference that jumped out to me was VPI's heating methods...but they are in Texas...those of us further north don't have the luxury of 83 degree winter days....

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This is true. I live in desert Southern Cali and use the Sutherlands techniques, also SoCal, and they give me great results! :)

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Originally Posted by xdeus

I thought Texas was cold in the winter??

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Haha....Texas is ALL things in the winter, what with it being so big and all. :P But here in south Texas...winter is far more balmy than it is cold. Maybe a total of 2-3 weeks of truly winter-like temps and the rest of the winter is very pleasant.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Haha....Texas is ALL things in the winter, what with it being so big and all. :P But here in south Texas...winter is far more balmy than it is cold. Maybe a total of 2-3 weeks of truly winter-like temps and the rest of the winter is very pleasant.

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Ahhh... Okay, that makes sense. After all, you are right across the pond from Florida. And people say I don't know geology... :P

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Ahhh... Okay, that makes sense. After all, you are right across the pond from Florida. And people say I don't know geology... :P

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Geography is another fun one to brush up on as well...lol...

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Geography is another fun one to brush up on as well...lol...

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I thought it was geometry? At least that's what my astrology teacher told me when we were studying the solar system.