Han0915
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Hey all,
So my female panther became receptive to my male a few days back, and because I messed up her age (she's actually 11-12 months, not 10 months. was going to wait to breed her otherwise), I decided to go ahead and breed her since I believe she's already gone through an infertile clutch with her former owner.
So I introduced her to my male and within minutes, they began breeding. 20-30 minutes pass, they're done and take a break.... then round two starts. I had been talking to my breeder friend and he recommended I take her out after the 2nd breeding, so I went ahead and did that. All day, they were both trying to get out and get to eachother but I ignored it. Next day, same behavior continues and they both are obsessing about it, so I figure I'll let them hang out until the female doesn't want to anymore. 2 more breedings take place, and they STILL want to hang out and be with eachother but I've split them up again thinking she can't possibly breed anymore....
It's a few days later and they both still want to be with other. She's still pink and trying to get out of her cage, which shes never done before until now. She actually wants to be in the same cage with him... neither are displaying aggression and they actively run at eachother when given the chance. Should I just.... let them be with one another until the female actively shows non-receptive colors? I feel terrible that my poor male is in such stress that he won't even eat. He is constantly falling in his cage as a result of him trying to climb all over the place to get out. I'm just trying to think what will be less stressful to both of them.
Covering the cage doesn't help either, they both know where their cages are and still try to claw their way out. They're both across the room from one another but I guess they're smart enough to still know eachother's location even when they can't see.
Any suggestions? I feel soooo bad for them especially the male. He is in agony it seems and is beyond stressed out, even when I bring him out of his cage his only goal is to crawl to her. She's a little stressed too since she bolts of our her cage when given the chance, and runs to him. When they're both together however, he relaxes, goes to his content colors (not his overly excited colors) and she remains peach color but very calm, and eats well when he's near. Is... this normal behavior?
So my female panther became receptive to my male a few days back, and because I messed up her age (she's actually 11-12 months, not 10 months. was going to wait to breed her otherwise), I decided to go ahead and breed her since I believe she's already gone through an infertile clutch with her former owner.
So I introduced her to my male and within minutes, they began breeding. 20-30 minutes pass, they're done and take a break.... then round two starts. I had been talking to my breeder friend and he recommended I take her out after the 2nd breeding, so I went ahead and did that. All day, they were both trying to get out and get to eachother but I ignored it. Next day, same behavior continues and they both are obsessing about it, so I figure I'll let them hang out until the female doesn't want to anymore. 2 more breedings take place, and they STILL want to hang out and be with eachother but I've split them up again thinking she can't possibly breed anymore....
It's a few days later and they both still want to be with other. She's still pink and trying to get out of her cage, which shes never done before until now. She actually wants to be in the same cage with him... neither are displaying aggression and they actively run at eachother when given the chance. Should I just.... let them be with one another until the female actively shows non-receptive colors? I feel terrible that my poor male is in such stress that he won't even eat. He is constantly falling in his cage as a result of him trying to climb all over the place to get out. I'm just trying to think what will be less stressful to both of them.
Covering the cage doesn't help either, they both know where their cages are and still try to claw their way out. They're both across the room from one another but I guess they're smart enough to still know eachother's location even when they can't see.
Any suggestions? I feel soooo bad for them especially the male. He is in agony it seems and is beyond stressed out, even when I bring him out of his cage his only goal is to crawl to her. She's a little stressed too since she bolts of our her cage when given the chance, and runs to him. When they're both together however, he relaxes, goes to his content colors (not his overly excited colors) and she remains peach color but very calm, and eats well when he's near. Is... this normal behavior?
