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Male rejected?
- Thread starter MikeSaw23
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cornlover221
2 Just Isnt Enough
try again in about a 3-7 days
Susielea
Lily
When you say she has never rejected a male before, do you mean this season or in previous seasons? If she has already mated this season then she may already be gravid.
If you mean previous seasons, then when in previous seasons (around what dates) has she been receptive. It may be that she's not ready yet.
When did she last shed? I've always tried introducing a pair just after the female sheds and if she isn't receptive then, I continue to try them together about once a week until she does become receptive.
Hope that helps you some and good luck.
If you mean previous seasons, then when in previous seasons (around what dates) has she been receptive. It may be that she's not ready yet.
When did she last shed? I've always tried introducing a pair just after the female sheds and if she isn't receptive then, I continue to try them together about once a week until she does become receptive.
Hope that helps you some and good luck.
Susan
Go Ahead, Make My Day!
If the male is aggressively courting the female, but she is tail rattling and doing a little running away, she's probably not quite ready yet. I keep pairs together over-night to give the male enough time to fully court a female as sometimes, that's all it takes. If a female is stressfully running from an aggressively courting male, she may either be totally not ready, or has a great dislike for that male. A male usually won't aggressively court a female unless she is putting off lots of pheromones, meaning she is ready or close to it. In cases like that, I will try another male to see if the female still runs as much. Sometimes, a female just needs a different approach by a male as well. Some of my older breeder males will use different courtship techniques for different females...even changing from one technique to another if the female doesn't respond to the first. And yes, I've been known to spend a couple of hours watching breeding tubs and have seen a male (Boo exactly) go from heavy on-top non-stop jerky courtship to sly move-along-her-side and just-slip-the-tail over courtship to slow-and-easy half on/half off love-strokes courtship, all on the same female until he finds which one makes her motor run.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Sounds like my boys need to learn from Boo!
Susan
Go Ahead, Make My Day!
Susielea
Lily
That's really interesting Susan. I've noticed my male RO acting slightly differently with the three females I've introduced him to this season.
So far his techniques have only worked on one girl, but I'm hopeful the other two are getting close, as their reaction to him is changing with each introduction.
So far his techniques have only worked on one girl, but I'm hopeful the other two are getting close, as their reaction to him is changing with each introduction.