Anybody ever have problems...

[herpencounter]

with males that don't know what to do lol... They just kind of walk aimlessly rubbing their tails all over acting like there isn't a female around lol. :main_laugh:

J.

 

[robin]

yes and you know what i do? cool them :B

 

[herpencounter]

Really? lol.

I was just going to leave them together...

Just kind of frustrating... the two most insignificant pairs went just fine. As for all the good stuff..................... :dead:

 

[robin]

yup i had a blizzard male who was like "meh" so to make a logn story short i cooled him and put him in with the female and be began to breed like a champ

 

[herpencounter]

LOL! I'm afraid if I cool him the female wont be ovulating anymore...

 

[robin]

sounds like you are in a bit of a bind if he ends up not breeding the female. do you have a backup male?

 

[herpencounter]

No... And it would cost me an arm and a leg to get another male...


Any other inputs on how to get him in the mood is appreciated!


J.

 

[KelliH]

Just cool him for a a few days, sometimes that's all it takes. Your female will still be ovulating.

 

[herpencounter]

Just cool him for a a few days, sometimes that's all it takes. Your female will still be ovulating.

How cool are we talking?

 

[Tony C]

10 minutes in the freezer ought to set him straight.



































For the humor-impaired, that was a joke, do not try this at home.

 

[herpencounter]

10 minutes in the freezer ought to set him straight.

OK! I will give it a try! :main_yes:


J.

 

[robin]

How cool are we talking?

no lower than 70, i cooled my one blizzard male at about 73 but i did that for two weeks

 

[herpencounter]

No place in this house less then 75. Should be good though =)

 

[StopperExotics]

Yeah, I've got one SHTCT male that has... issues with breeding with some of our females. However, he managed with one, so hopefully he gets there with the others. Good luck with your male Josiah!

 

[robin]

75 will work

 

[Syris71]

I was wondering if this worked out for you?

I am having the exact problem with my SS male, totally ignores the female as a mate (yes I'm sure they are male + female ) Never even seen him shake his tail. They have been together 3x now for 2 weeks at a time. Still no eggs:main_no:

 

[Syris71]

I went ahead and tried this with my SuperSnow. Cooled him for 2 days at 67F in the basement. So far no luck, he still does not seem to have any interest in any female.

Maybe he should be cooled longer?
Any opinions?

 

[roger]

I went ahead and tried this with my SuperSnow. Cooled him for 2 days at 67F in the basement. So far no luck, he still does not seem to have any interest in any female.

Maybe he should be cooled longer?
Any opinions?

Try not feeding him for 10 days to empty his stomach and then cool him down for a couple of weeks and then bring the heat back up.Some of the breeders cool them them down for 6-7 weeks.

 

[Tommy13b]

Ive never had a problem with my males not wanting to breed, but somtimes they pick the wrong end of the female to mate with lol.

 

[Tony C]

Ive never had a problem with my males not wanting to breed, but somtimes they pick the wrong end of the female to mate with lol.

Are you sure that is a mistake on their part?