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    Lost interest?

    I have 2 females that the males stopped having interest in. My last female had the boys uninterested right before she ovy'd but these other 2 girls don't appear to be as big as she was while she was building. Also, the females are tail waggin and trying to get the boys' attention in that regard and making a mess of their tubs, so it seems they are still interested. I thought the boys stop being interested when the ladies stop being active about breeding? These boys have locked up a bunch of times with these girls, what do you think?
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    I couldn't tell you why, but I've heard a few things that may help get him more interested again:

    Take another breeding sized male's fresh shed and put it in with your male and female.

    Take the "sperm plugs" from another male and wipe them on the back of the female you want bred.

    Supposedly adding another male's scent in with the female gives the male a feeling of competition and can encourage him to breed.

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    Re: Lost interest?

    Quote Originally Posted by KatStoverReptiles View Post
    I couldn't tell you why, but I've heard a few things that may help get him more interested again:

    Take another breeding sized male's fresh shed and put it in with your male and female.

    Take the "sperm plugs" from another male and wipe them on the back of the female you want bred.

    Supposedly adding another male's scent in with the female gives the male a feeling of competition and can encourage him to breed.
    These 2 males havent had issues with breeding before, but I did try the shed. They are in now. Hoping they do something or maybe the girls have already taken and the boys are done? But the females still tail wag and scent
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    I had the same thing happening with my Pied boy. He last locked up with my Pastel back in November and then shut it down. I just kept throwing him there once a week, and finally found them like this today. Good luck with your fellas.


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    Re: Lost interest?

    Quote Originally Posted by KatStoverReptiles View Post
    I couldn't tell you why, but I've heard a few things that may help get him more interested again:

    Take another breeding sized male's fresh shed and put it in with your male and female.

    Take the "sperm plugs" from another male and wipe them on the back of the female you want bred.

    Supposedly adding another male's scent in with the female gives the male a feeling of competition and can encourage him to breed.
    These are all great words of advice. I used another males' shed around a month back and within minutes the reluctant couple was at it. Also, waiting for some bad weather to come through always seems to put them in the mood.
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