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G. rosea mating/courting (or lack of)
Well, i put my mature male rosehair and my female (95% sure its a female and all replies to my sexing thread agreed) right next to each other in ther respective kritter keepers to see if they noticed each other...
they didnt seem to notice.....so i let the male out and he was crawling around on top of the female's enclosure looking for a way to get down and escape.....he didnt seem interested in her at all......once he got close enough to the female while he was on top of the cage, the female got right up against the top underneath him and when he moved she followed him....she followed him all over until i put him back in his cage........he still seemed oblivious to the fact she was right under him......do males get too old to breed once they are mature??
i havent seen him show any interest in her or make any sperm webs or anything...........
im scared to let them actually come into direct contact because im not really sure what either one would do.......
she is prone to jump at anything that moves inside her cage (i feed her alot) and he is a deadbutt.....he hardly ever does anything except lay around....and lately over the last couple of months i believe his abdomen has shrunk...he still wont eat any food (tried crickets and superworms).......
anyway....i know i am 100% amateur at T mating but it would be cool since i have a male and a female.....even if she didnt produce a sack, the experience would be enough for me!!!
what are some of your opinions??
should i leave mating to more experienced people or am i just getting nervous cause im still a T sex virgin and i should open the cages and let them at each other!?!?:? :?
Well, i put my mature male rosehair and my female (95% sure its a female and all replies to my sexing thread agreed) right next to each other in ther respective kritter keepers to see if they noticed each other...
they didnt seem to notice.....so i let the male out and he was crawling around on top of the female's enclosure looking for a way to get down and escape.....he didnt seem interested in her at all......once he got close enough to the female while he was on top of the cage, the female got right up against the top underneath him and when he moved she followed him....she followed him all over until i put him back in his cage........he still seemed oblivious to the fact she was right under him......do males get too old to breed once they are mature??
i havent seen him show any interest in her or make any sperm webs or anything...........
im scared to let them actually come into direct contact because im not really sure what either one would do.......
she is prone to jump at anything that moves inside her cage (i feed her alot) and he is a deadbutt.....he hardly ever does anything except lay around....and lately over the last couple of months i believe his abdomen has shrunk...he still wont eat any food (tried crickets and superworms).......
anyway....i know i am 100% amateur at T mating but it would be cool since i have a male and a female.....even if she didnt produce a sack, the experience would be enough for me!!!
what are some of your opinions??
should i leave mating to more experienced people or am i just getting nervous cause im still a T sex virgin and i should open the cages and let them at each other!?!?:? :?
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