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    Tips on getting first time males started breeding

    I have an almost 600g one year old male bumblebee that has been producing sperm plugs for over a month. I am hoping to breed him with two females this year. Do you rotate younger first time males with your females any differently than experienced males? More days in with a female at a time, less days at a time? Any tips on getting first time males started?

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    I also would like to know. This will be my first breeding season, and I only have 1 male I really hope to breed.. I probably should have gotten a backup male haha . Oh well .

    Oh.. so my post isn't TOO useless, I read from Susan at UKExotics that sometimes, driving around with the male inside a box for about 15 minutes, then putting him in with a female will sometimes trigger him to breed.
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    I haven't done it, but the shed skin of another sexually mature male in the cage with the female is supposed to get them fired up.
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    Get the snakes out for a group shot and wait until your male starts dragging his hemipenes all over the bed

    At least that's what happened to me earlier this summer, lol! I was so excited since it seemed like I wouldn't have to encourage him, but then my one breedable female came down with an RI Going to wait till next season

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    Tips for difficult breeders or for first timer:

    Use another male sperm plug

    Watch the weather and pair when a storm comes through.

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    How do you use another males plug??
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    Re: Tips on getting first time males started breeding

    Quote Originally Posted by Simplex View Post
    How do you use another males plug??
    smere it on the back of the female near the vent

    I have found cooling the smaller males will help them get into the mood.
    We bred a 440 gram fire male last season and got a clutch of 9 good eggs from his girlfriend.
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    Re: Tips on getting first time males started breeding

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    Threesome (yeah I said it :p)
    This might seem like a dumb question, but...

    1.2 or 2.1? I don't want the male to be uncomfortable or anything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by h00blah View Post
    This might seem like a dumb question, but...

    1.2 or 2.1? I don't want the male to be uncomfortable or anything.
    Pretty sure a devil's three way is a bad idea bc if one male wins the fight for the female then the other one loses his mojo and might not breed.

    Or am i wrong here? Im just going off of what ive heard.
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    Re: Tips on getting first time males started breeding

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike41793 View Post
    Pretty sure a devil's three way is a bad idea bc if one male wins the fight for the female then the other one loses his mojo and might not breed.

    Or am i wrong here? Im just going off of what ive heard.
    Yeah that makes sense haha. Man! Imagine an enchi lesser pin normal three-way! ! That should definitely create some condensation .
    Quote Originally Posted by reixox View Post
    BPs are like pokemon. you tell yourself you're not going to get sucked in. but some how you just gotta catch'em all.

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