Not gravid yet (Advice needed)

[Josh P.]

Hello friends,

I have a pair of leos that I am trying to breed. They are around one year and two months old, the male is 50g and the female reaching 60g, both breading-ready. I kept them separately until last November and they have been living together since then. They have some new small markings from possible bites, which means they may be attempting to breed although I haven't seen it happening (mating or biting), but otherwise they seem to get along just fine. Both eat and defecate normally.

My issue is that we are ending February and the female is still not gravid. Should I worry they might not breed together or it's still too early to judge?

Should I keep them together and let them try or should I separate the male for like 2 weeks or a month and then reintroduce him again?

Thanks in advance for your advice. I want to hear your opinions.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

It may be too early. Until she begins to ovulate she can't get pregnant. She also may not be able to get pregnant - that's why people sell animals as "proven" breeders. However, I would wait until May or so before I start to wonder if there's a problem.

 

[B&B Geckos]

Be patient, most likely it'll happen sooner or later. To induce the female to lay/ovulate provide a lay box, keep it moist and drop the temps slightly to simulate or lengthen fall/winter. Also make food abundant. Good luck.

 

[Josh P.]

Be patient, most likely it'll happen sooner or later. To induce the female to lay/ovulate provide a lay box, keep it moist and drop the temps slightly to simulate or lengthen fall/winter. Also make food abundant. Good luck.

I usually provide them with a moist hide with moss all year round as they use it for shedding. I suppose it can duo well as a lay box.

 

[Josh P.]

It may be too early. Until she begins to ovulate she can't get pregnant. She also may not be able to get pregnant - that's why people sell animals as "proven" breeders. However, I would wait until May or so before I start to wonder if there's a problem.

But would there be any benefit from separating them for a few weeks? Or better call is really leave them together for longer?

 

[DrCarrotTail]

As long as they are getting along, I don't know if there would be a benefit or not. If they have issues getting along then I would separate to keep them from injuring each other for no reason.

 

[aaronc28]

You really need to know if the female is ovulating. If you don't know how to check for this there are plenty of videos and pictures on the web. Secondly, I think that if you separated them for a week or two and them reintroduced the female you might get better results. The biggest key is to make sure she is ovulating, if she isn't then she can't get pregnant.

 

[acpart]

I've had my males and females together since the first week in Jan. At this point, out of 6 females (2 more will be added but aren't up to weight yet), one has laid, 3 more are ovulating and may be gravid, 2 have not yet ovulated. I keep my males with the females throughout the season. It's still kind of early.

Aliza