ChromaChameleons
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I'm having quite a challenging time , trying to , cooling down one of my female Panthers.
She has layed 3 clutches on 2 matings, all in succession. You can pretty much set a clock by her timing . Approximately 30 days gravid, then lays eggs , then becomes receptive and gravid 30 days later . This cycle has repeated twice as I had expected and I let her go once more on retained sperm.
As the 4th cycle should have begun, I cooled temps, reduced daylight hours and reduced feeding and supplementation, to no avail. She produced a 4th clutch and then a 5th . Of course this is destressing for 2 reasons.
First , of course , she is burning out with each clutch produced. I had intended to do 3 successive clutches and then cool for a few months .
Second, the 4th and 5th clutches are most likely to be seriously reduced fertility rates. Almost wasteful considering the price the female pays to produce the eggs anyway.
So,now I am faced with this again. This is the 3rd female Ive had over the past 5 years that will not take a break. I have had many others that have, so I'm reluctant to fault my husbandry , as it has worked for the majority of other females.
Do any of the members , here, have similar experiences and could you please share...thanks.
She has layed 3 clutches on 2 matings, all in succession. You can pretty much set a clock by her timing . Approximately 30 days gravid, then lays eggs , then becomes receptive and gravid 30 days later . This cycle has repeated twice as I had expected and I let her go once more on retained sperm.
As the 4th cycle should have begun, I cooled temps, reduced daylight hours and reduced feeding and supplementation, to no avail. She produced a 4th clutch and then a 5th . Of course this is destressing for 2 reasons.
First , of course , she is burning out with each clutch produced. I had intended to do 3 successive clutches and then cool for a few months .
Second, the 4th and 5th clutches are most likely to be seriously reduced fertility rates. Almost wasteful considering the price the female pays to produce the eggs anyway.
So,now I am faced with this again. This is the 3rd female Ive had over the past 5 years that will not take a break. I have had many others that have, so I'm reluctant to fault my husbandry , as it has worked for the majority of other females.
Do any of the members , here, have similar experiences and could you please share...thanks.
