Quote Originally Posted by Blubb View Post
Ovy means ovulation right?

If she glows or "shine" more than she are used to, does that mean anything about breeding or something? Like she is ready to be bred? I mean, she should be because she is about 1400grams and 3 years old.

How long time does it normaly take for a female to ovulate from the moment I introduce the male to her? It has been about 2 mounths now, and all I have seen is a couple of locks. I have no patience anymore, I want eggs now !
time can be very different in the females. some go fast and some take forever. my female fire just laid her clutch yesterday 1/11/2012 and she was ultrasound late summer with very large follicles. I thought she would of had her clutch months ago. some of my other females who had smaller follicles when we ultrasounded them laid months before her. she had 7 eggs, 6 with good veins showing. so females can go thru their stages differently than others.

keep putting the male in and also take him out. when you give with time away from her and then put him back in, it will sometimes put interest back into him to breed. if you just leave him in with her, he could lose interest in her. and offer smaller food than what she normally eats. this might help, if she stops feeding, this is also a normal condition. some eat and some won't