I agree, mad baller. I think it's a bit of an over reaction to reply to the OP's question with such an appalled tone, at the fact that he doesn't offer during mating or leaves them together for x amount of time. as long as you've been a member of this board I would think that you'd notice the VASTLY different methods that each individual person has for every aspect of care for their animals.
While there are some rules that can tend to prove detrimental if not followed to the letter, leaving them paired for whatever amount of days beyond your 3-4 is not one I've ever known. would I keep them together for a few weeks at a time or beyond? No.
However, I dont really feel like it's necessary to react to that with disgust. Everyone starts somewhere and everyone does something wrong, somewhere within their first experiences with keeping/breeding these animals.
I would really only suggest to keep offering during the times that you have them separated in breeding time, and only keep them paired for no more than about 3 days so they can rest. feed until they just refuse. Also, it is from everything I've read or seen, not all too uncommon for males to go off feed for some time once separated from the female. I have a 3 yr old het pied male who i believe ate for my breeder the week she sold him to me, but didn't eat for ME for roughly 3 months for whatever reason, even though I'd managed to keep normal heat/humidity levels and enclosure for him.
I've heard of them sometimes going off feed for 6 months or more. Just keep offering. Dont worry yourself terribly about it unless the guy starts losing too much weight.
If it's something that still troubles you, I'm sure one of the more seasoned, lovely individuals around here can give you some tips on perhaps revving up the feeding temptation.
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