Hot female

[Vision Geckos]

I have a female that has been pretty stand-offish for about 6 months now. She refuses to breed with any of my males, and whips them in the face with her tail when they try. She also bites them a lot when they approach. She bullies my males, even though she's much smaller.

She also has not ovulated since early November. Note: She has successfully bred before-- twice-- neither of which was this year.

Now I know the concept of hot females is rigorously debated, but in theory, what constitutes a "hot female?" And based on the information I've given, would my female qualify?

I've tried a few different strategies to get her to breed / ovulate, including the paper towel trick & also having both the male and female live in the same tank for a few days.

Thoughts?

 

[Tommy13b]

Have you tried the paper towl trick yet? its very simple and it works alot for me.

 

[thegeckoguy23]

Have you tried the paper towl trick yet? its very simple and it works alot for me.

+1 except the working part atleast for me

 

[RampantReptiles]

I've tried a few different strategies to get her to breed / ovulate, including the paper towel trick & also having both the male and female live in the same tank for a few days.

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Pick your most experienced male, or maybe one the female was nicer too or something along those lines and just keep trying. Introduce the male to the female for a couple days at a time and then several days off and then try again.

Its hard to say what qualifies as a "Hot" female because they will still breed but she could just be stubborn or its just not that time of the year for her... maybe she wont ovulate until August. Who knows... Sometimes just have to let things happen when they do and there is nothing you can do to change it or make things go faster.

 

[Northstar Herp]

Isn't the only way to know if she really is a "hot" female to know at what temp she was incubated, since they are produced at extremely high incubation temps?

Did you produce her? If not, could you ask the dude who did?

Otherwise, I'm with Michelle, just keep trying...

 

[snowgyre]

If you keep your leos in racks, you can also keep a male in the bin directly adjacent to the female. I've had females ovulate after being indirectly exposed to a male in this fashion for 1-2 weeks. I think seeing and smelling a male for a long period of time but without the stress of sharing an enclosure is what makes reluctant females ovulate and become receptive.

Good luck!