I've alway put my males into the females tubs and until this season had never had an issue before. However this season I put a male into a females tub and this particular female did the exact same thing. I removed the male quickly and didn't pair her for a couple weeks. Well I just paired her again last night with a different male and she hasn't done anything as of yet.
In my personal opinion I think she reacted the way she did the first time because she felt threatened. I also cool my animals and initially when I made my first pairing, it was the day I started cooling. So I think that had something to do with it also. Once the female realized that it was cooling down on a daily basis she relaxed and almost welcomed a male into her tub. I think that maybe the cooling and leaving her alone for a couple weeks got her into "breeding mode" and she relaxed a bit. The first pairing to her was a cinnamon male that is 1900 grams. So I thought that his size may have threatened her also. Last night I put a 1000 gram pastel with her and she acted so calm. That may also have something to do with it. I've read that the female chooses the male when it comes time to breed, so maybe she just didn't like the male cinnamon. I could be way off with this, but it's just my observation/opinion.
I'd let your female relax a few days by herself. Keep from handling her a whole lot while you are doing this. If you cool, continue to cool. And try again in a couple weeks and maybe try a different male (if one is available).
EDIT: To clarify. I put my males into my females tubs because I don't like to move around my females a whole lot. Especially when I'm trying to get eggs out of them. I prefer to move males instead. Just a matter of preference, but I thought I should clarify why I do that.
Hope this helped you.
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