no intrest

[gecko breeder]

my male is 1 year old and he shows no interest in breeding why?

 

[GeckoMandi]

Could be a lot of things or could be nothing, and it could be the female.

Is she ovulating? Sometimes the males just know when the female doesn't want them.

 

[gecko breeder]

i have no idea if she is ovulating and that pictcher about it dose not help me.

 

[BalloonzForU]

It could be many reasons....

1. He's a She!
2. It's winter time and not a normal breeding season.
3. Female is not ovulating.
4. Male is not mature.
5. She is a He!
6. Temps are too cool.


There are other reasons. Why don't we start with you telling us a little bit more about your male and female, such as age & weight, food, setup, temps, supplements, etc.

 

[Scott&Nikki]

It could be many reasons....

1. He's a She!
2. It's winter time and not a normal breeding season.
3. Female is not ovulating.
4. Male is not mature.
5. She is a He!
6. Temps are too cool.


There are other reasons. Why don't we start with you telling us a little bit more about your male and female, such as age & weight, food, setup, temps, supplements, etc.

Haha, I guess if both 1 and 5 are reasons it wouldn't be much of a problem.

 

[GeckoMandi]

I'm not trying to be rude so excuse this if it comes off that way but...why are you even trying to breed if you can't even tell when a female is ovulating?

 

[BalloonzForU]

Haha, I guess if both 1 and 5 are reasons it wouldn't be much of a problem.

Well yeah if they were both true then you'd still have a male and a female. That might explain not being able to tell ovulation too.

But I think some people just can't see it, may be too afraid to handle their females in the manner needed some times to see the ovulation. Then again if the female is on the chunky side even breeders that know what they are looking for may not even see follicles till they turn into eggs. I have a female like that, she's so nice and plump that she hides being gravid very well. The only way for me to see follicles in her is to let her squirm a lot in my hand while I look. Then I may only get a split second view of them.

 

[GeckoMandi]

I agree it is hard to tell but with the right lighting and those pics on your site Felicia you can't go wrong

 

[gecko breeder]

wow that helped. i was afraid i would hurt my female. evertime i tryed to look she would sqwerm around and i thought i was hurting her so i let go. and my female is very on the chunky side so i Gus ill lett her sqwerm around to look.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Great! Let us know if you manage to see follicles. She may not be ready as it's really not the right time of the year quite yet. Well unless you have made her think it's spring.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

The majority of my females have not started ovulating yet, either.

 

[gecko breeder]

ok i put my female with my male and this time he vibrated his tail for the first time. then he bit her eye softly and she freaked out waving her tail back and forth and then he did it. he then laid flat aand closed his eyes. what happend.