What is the Latest You Have Had a Female Ovulate?

[Neon Aurora]

I am planning two pairings this season. One I have already done and the other I have tried to do several times now. The first pairing went off without a hitch and she has so far produced 2 fertile and awesome looking clutches with a 3rd on the way. The second female, though, I'm getting anxious about. Ovulation in my first female was so incredibly obvious. I've never been good at spotting it, but this I could. The second female is harder for me to tell. She's barely eating anything, with makes me think she is ovulating, but I have trouble seeing the pink spot. However, I have been sure enough that she is ovulating to introduce her to the male. Each time I have done this, she rejects him violently. I know it doesn't always work when you watch them, but I feel really nervous about leaving them together. I'm worried that she may become over-stressed or even injure the male.

She has never been bred before. She's 2 years old and 60 grams. I'm wondering if she just needs more time to begin ovulation, but April seems awfully late. What is the latest you have had geckos begin ovulating? Have you ever had geckos that were difficult to pair even when they were ovulating? Any tips for my situation?

 

[staceyleigh]

I have found the females have fairly small window of time when they will allow the male to mate. If I can't see the ovulation or just barely see a bit of pink the female is usually not cooperative. When the pink in very noticeable and about the size of a small pea then the female is usually cooperative. I would just be patient and wait til you definitely see the ovulation to pair. Time wise, most of my females ovulate by beginning of March but I have had females not ovulate until end of April, even beginning of May.

 

[Neon Aurora]

Thanks for the reply! This is only my second season, so I don't have much experience to tell these things from. I'm glad to hear that it doesn't seem abnormal that she isn't ovulating yet (or at least not noticeably). I'm perfectly happy to be patient, I just wasn't sure if it was normal.

I'll keep checking for the ovulation spot. Luckily, she still will occasionally accept a cricket or roach, so at least I don't have to worry about her losing too much weight while waiting for her to cooperate. I'm very excited for this pairing. I'm expecting some bright, colorful rainwater albinos with hopefully some interesting patterns (raining redstripe x firewater cross). =)