Quote Originally Posted by MDB View Post
give the female a quick wash with a wet rag to help remove the scent of other males.
That was last year... I tried to make the post clear but thought there may be some confusion. This year, he has only been with one female, and she has only been with him.

Quote Originally Posted by briz View Post
If they do it again I would consider them a incompatable pairing. This is considering they are sexed properly and your female is looking to breed.

If she ovulated he will show no interest or your female will twitch and nudge him off of her.
She is fine, it is him that is being a freak. She is tail wagging and very receptive so I think she has not ovulated. She does have follicles and is developing still from what I can tell. And they have locked, so at this point I am seeing the issue as being his, not hers, or even "theirs".

Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
Bruce,
I had a male that did the same thing. However, if I came back in the morning, he would typically be locked up with the female. I would have to see what heis doing to get a better feeling for what is going on. I did make an assumption, in that you introduced the male into the female's enclosure. I would suggest that you try to introduce the female to his enclosure, and he may not act that way. I definitely would not retire him yet, as you have plenty of time to try a few different things.
Thanks Tim... he has been going into her enclosure.

I have him and 2 other males on the rack above, and the females they are pairing with directly beneath them. I will try to introduce her to his enclosure next time and see how that goes.

I decided to wait it out... each time I checked he started to get excited again, but was visibly more relaxed each time, so I just left them alone. They are entangled now, but not locked. But he is definitely less excited about the whole thing.

I am giving them till the end of today, or early tomorrow, if no locks I will separate, give them their time off and then try to introduce her to his enclosure.

Next time I will shoot a vid of it as well, I went to shoot a vid last night and found out the batteries were dead.

Thanks for the words,
Bruce