Justin Carl
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i did a little looking in the forum, but it was uneventful. is it safe to not breed your males? will they go crazy like us guys?lol
Breeding males???
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Vegas Chad
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it is fine not to breed them.
Justin Carl
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ok.... i wasnt sure if they would pace the cage or wanna escape to find a female.
Kent67
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They do. They definitely do.
I've got a 4 year old male panther here who has not seen another of his own species since he was a hatchling. He has a lot of issues. Generally, any animal under 50 pounds is either a romantic rival or a potential girlfriend. He's done the head-bobbing dance at the light fixture on my ceiling! I've got a video I've been debating putting up of him doing his mating dance and then chasing a big male veiled who takes off running! Luckily he got away because it wouldn't have been pretty. My dog is back and forth. Usually he wants to fight with the dog, sometimes worse
He was actually fixated on the dog for a while. I mentioned it to a couple people who figured it was just a predator/prey response....until the dog and I sat down about 4 feet away from the cage. I opened the door so he could get out (he was on the floor of the cage with his front feet holding the screen, looking out) and he came charging across the floor right to us, climbed up with his front feet on my knee, and stuck his nose right up against my dog's nose. Prey response?Anyway, after seeing a potential girlfriend, he keeps his "love colors and paces for a good day. Then he goes back to his normal ways.
Justin Carl
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so u are saying breed them? a little confused with your story... let me add that it is very interesting. for some reason when my girlfriend comes to the cage he goes right up to the screen and stares at her. he dosent do this with anyone else.
Kent67
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Sorry, no, it's not necessary to breed them, by any means. Just saying that they will still have a strong drive to reproduce, which may be confused with, or displaced onto other critters. I can't say I've seen a male this extreme about it, and I'm looking for a girlfriend for him but for now, it is what it is. If he, for instance, sees the female giant carpet cham in the morning for just a couple seconds, he'll color up and then pace that big cage trying to find a way out ALL day, trying to get to her. If he knows where the male veiled is, he'll brave walking across the floor right in front of the dog, trying to get to that cage. If he doesn't see something that fires him up, he acts normal, basking, cruising, etc. He's relatively old an never even seen a female panther. Think of how you'd feel in his shoes.
Kent67
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Justin Carl
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lol i do feel sorry for him. that why i bought him a girlfriend, but she is still a little girl. couple more months to go
Jeweledchameleons
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They're fine not breeding.
Don't bother buying them a mate just for his sake.
that's more of an excuse than a reason
since they're not going to explode or anything harmful is going to happen.
getting a female is going to be more about you vs his 5 minutes of action.
I've got a male or two that I'm not going to be breeding
no problems...
I'll get him a account on myspace or friend finder and leave it at that.
IF you get a mate for breeding be sure you know what your getting into.
don't breed her early or on her first cycle.. it's best to let her not see a male
for the first year and let her develop fully before going into her cycle
The sight of a male will trigger sexual development early in the female.
Once a male knows what's up...
He'll be more aggressive and demanding for sex when he sees the female.
that's going to add stress to her and his life both.
*caveat emptor*
Don't bother buying them a mate just for his sake.
that's more of an excuse than a reason
since they're not going to explode or anything harmful is going to happen.
getting a female is going to be more about you vs his 5 minutes of action.
I've got a male or two that I'm not going to be breeding
no problems...
I'll get him a account on myspace or friend finder and leave it at that.
IF you get a mate for breeding be sure you know what your getting into.
don't breed her early or on her first cycle.. it's best to let her not see a male
for the first year and let her develop fully before going into her cycle
The sight of a male will trigger sexual development early in the female.
Once a male knows what's up...
He'll be more aggressive and demanding for sex when he sees the female.
that's going to add stress to her and his life both.
*caveat emptor*
