Yet anouther breeding question.

[galad]

Ok I think it is about time for my female to be introduced to my male. Yesterday when I showed her to my male he had his tippical reaction of amazing colours and head bobbing. But she had a sort of different reaction from last time. She still puffed up and was hissing alittle but I noticed her colours didnt really darken that much.
She kinda stayed her light pinkish colour. Is it normal for them to freak out like that even if they are ready to breed?
should i introduce them, and let the male get at her?
If so, is this a one time thing or should i keep introducing them, after the first mating?
also I am going away for a week on sat so I should probably hold off till i come back. right?

thanking you all in advance

wade

[Manitoban Herps]

I would put them together again in about 5 more days :)

[galad]

umm ok....
what?!
sorry kevin but you kinda lost me there.
Do you mean the signs shes showing means "I am ready to breed"?
and then to put then together again in five day intervals?

How long will she show these williness to breed signs if she is not mated?
If I go away for a week and come back, could she loose the erge to mate?

I really need somemore details I am going away in 2 days. lol

thank again

ws

[Manitoban Herps]

I beleive panthers have breeding colors just like female veileds do, right? And they say to introduce the chams to each other every 5 days :)

[Trace]

And they say...

Curious? Just who is "they" ?

Trace

[Manitoban Herps]

I read that in the Chameleon Manual.

[galad]

yea no offence dude but i would feel alot more confortable getting an answer from someone with experience in breeding nosy be specificly.
I too could read the chameleon manual, but again i feel more comfortable receiving and answer from an experienced breeder.

thanks for the help anyways though

peace

ws

[CarlC]

Yes the pinkish coloration is her receptive coloration.

If this is the first time she has the chance to mate she could be scared of seeing the male. Just make sure you take things slow and let her get used to the presence of a male.

Carl

[galad]

awsome thanks alot carl. Unfortuantly I am writing from dominicain right now. lol
well i hope she has the same reaction when i get back.
How long are they usually receptive for
what is a good breeding weight for nosy bes

so far i have seen something that looks like an emrald swift and some other little geckoes and some sort of long tailed lizard.
Got lots of pics i will be posting as soon as i am back

again thank you

peace

ws

[Manitoban Herps]

I am perrty sure the people you writ the CHameleon manual, has expereince breeding....no problem if u don't want my help.

[CarlC]

I found panthers to be receptive for about a weeks time. Sometimes shorter, rarely longer.

A good breeding weight is hard to say. I could say 60 grams but if you have a big female this might be on the small side. I like to use age as the deciding factor. At about 1 year of age you should be in the clear as long as there is no health issue's.

Carl

[galad]

Ok thats cool. She is about a year now maybe 10 months. Wasnt able to findout her exact age from the darn pet shop i bought her from.
so if she is not bred while she is receptive will she start to produce infertile eggs?

She is also as healthy as can be and is eating like a pig.

thanks alot for the help

peace

ws

[dennis.epp]

If she goes to long without breed there is a good chance she will produce infertile eggs. I just breed my pair of nosy be for the first time when I put them together there was some hissing and stuff but the female maintained her pinkish color. I watched them for some time and once they calmed down from the initial meeting the male breed the female and about thirdy days later I got 15 fertile eggs. My female was about the same age as yours when they breed. Hope this helps

[galad]

Awsome, thanks alot mein. Now i certainly hope she is still receptive when i get back on saturday.
What are you using as an incubator.
I was thinking of using the method of a cooler half filled with water, and a fish tank heater submerged at the right temp. a rack system 3/4 of the way up were the dishes can be placed.
Can someone refresh my memory of incubation temps?

peace

ws

[dennis.epp]

I incubate both my panthers and veild at about 74F which has them hatching in 7 months. They as in the litterature says to incubate anywheres between 70 and 76F.

[galad]

awsome.
what do you use as an incubator?

peace

ws

[dennis.epp]

I use a chicken hatcher to incubate my eggs.