Originally Posted by WindeyD
She has returned to cool seeking, soaking, and bowl wrapping. This morning she has clearly changed color (looks like the glow), her coloration is much lighter and she's very bright. I'm guessing that her recent shed was a pre-ovulation shed and maybe she wasn't interested in breeding as she was going through the shed process. This past Tuesday I attempted to feed her and she struck and wrapped the rodent but didn't eat it(very unlike her). We are getting some rain storms moving in over the next several days and I've had a few of my males shed so I think I'm going to pair them tonight throwing the sheds in there for good measure and see what transpires. What do ya'll think? Thanks!
Hmm. If she is eating again it's entirely possible the shed is why she was refusing food, though I can't for the life of me see why it would prevent her from mating. A freshly shed female going into season usually makes my boys ravenously pursue them to mate. Worth a shot to throw a male in a see what happens. You shouldn't be seeing glow unless she is really close to ovulation, in which case she might continue refusing males. Generally a shed pre-ovulation is still quite a ways off from ovulation and the mark of her really starting to build those follicles, but there are always exceptions. Without palpating successfully it can be really hard to tell exactly what's going on.
Did you do winter temps and night drops or are you keeping the temp steady throughout the year? Plenty of people have success without doing them, but not doing them could help explain why you were seeing cool seeking before that shed.
When she was refusing the male did you only try that one time that month? Missing a lock one month shouldn't make or break things, but generally if mine don't lock I will continue pairing them that month a few times till they do (until the follicles are big enough it doesn't matter anymore). I try to get at least one successful lock per month if I can help it.
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