I have noticed only an eating change in my males (not wanting to eat) and my spider male who is a year old this month and at 800gr just started wanting to breed. So, I put him in with my 2 females and sure enough great locks on each one (separate times). Anyway, my Spider male I have noticed that the very little white he had on his sides has turned to a yellow. Not sure if that is because of the season (heard some tend to change color or something) or if its because he got older (fires brighten up, lessers tend to brighten, pastels (depending on line tend to brown).

Now, my FEMALES are a whole new issue. My female that had a URI in September/October is now all better. She didn't eat for those 2 months. Beginning of November I moved her back in collection (after eating only 2 small mice) and after a couple days, placed her with my fire. They locked instantly and stayed locked for 16hrs. After that, I removed her back to her bin and tried feeding her the following day. I opened her bin and in all seriousness, she came out like one of those Cobras you see dancing up out of pot/vase. It was scary/beautiful both at the same time. Anyway, she ate a JUMBO F/T rat! That was last week, this week she ate a Medium Rat (she is a breeder and I tend to offer food only EVERY OTHER week for my adults/breeders). She was sick and didn't eat for 2 months so I am feeding her every week this month. She is up to weight to breed at 2093 gr. (Proven breeder since 2003). I'm choosing to feed her to get her nutrition after that 2mo. fast.

Anyway, basically males I really haven't noticed a difference in behavior except for the norm (feeding refusal), however, females I notice are a lot more aggressive feeders. Also, with my females, when I stick my hand in the bin to change out the water, they look at my hand right away like "Try to touch me, you'll be sorry!" kind of attitude. I try not to hold them as much during the breeding season.