No signs of interest...

[spearsre]

I have a great little female Sambava and a NICE male Sambava (see photo album). She is offspring of The Torch (Chameleons Northwest) and he is offspring of El Lobo (Chameleons Only). I have placed her with my male three times now and neither he nor her show any interest in one another. Kind of frustrating. Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[pssh]

How old are they? Is she receptive? Has he seen another male?

 

[spearsre]

How old are they? Is she receptive? Has he seen another male?

He is almost 2 years old and she is about 11 months old. She was showing orange coloration for a week or so. I am thinking she likely needs to be at least a year old but I have read and spoke with people who say that 8 months is old enough to start the process.

 

[pssh]

He may need to see a male, but I'd wait a little longer before you breed her. Most here recommend at least a year old and healthy/of appropriate weight.

 

[PardalisGirl]

The male..........

Sounds like the female would be receptive if the male just got into her. How old is he? Have you seen signs of his "DNA" stuck on branches, etc.? A healthy male that age should be leaving stuff like that around every other day. If you don't see anything like that he might be plugged up.

If this isn't the problem you can try getting his hormones going by letting him see another male. If you don't have one or a friend that has one you can use a mirror. See if he will puff up and fire up. I've had this work a couple of times. The other thing that worked was real sunshine outside. I have a Nosy Faly that did not want to breed at all. Took him outside for a few hours and bingo, he went after the female right away. Looks like your part of the country is not available for that right now.

How about an updated picture of your male showing the tail area?

 

[PardalisGirl]

I'd wait......

I'd wait too. Your answer about her age was given while I was typing. I'd still try to figure the male thing out. If you do get a response to him you don't actually have to breed him.

 

[spearsre]

I will do a thorough check on the DNA check. I have not seen this before, well at least not from my Sambava. Someone also recommended that I feed them roaches. I avoid roaches to save my marriage. I will get back to some of your questions later today. Thanks for the quick and helpful responses.

 

[PardalisGirl]

Other thought........

The stuff you would see is sort of stringy. It's moist and yellow/ivory when it comes out (sometimes after pooping) and dries quickly. I think you would remember seeing it and at least wondering what it was if you didn't know.

You can feel his tail bulge to see if he is plugged. If he is you will feel something hard within his tail bulge on one or both sides. Normally the bulge should feel firm and even. No hard thing inside. Let us know if this seems to be the issue or not.

 

[Lancecham]

Is the male a proven breeder? If you have not had him for a while, maybe you can ask the person you got him from.
Also, every once in a great while I get a male who has no interest in breeding. That does happen from time to time.
Try some of the suggestions already made, they are all good ideas. If all else fails, you can try placing the male in the female's cage to see if his mating behavior changes.

 

[drav4o]

I have a great little female Sambava and a NICE male Sambava (see photo album). She is offspring of The Torch (Chameleons Northwest) and he is offspring of El Lobo (Chameleons Only). I have placed her with my male three times now and neither he nor her show any interest in one another. Kind of frustrating. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Spearsre have you succeeded as I am meeting the same problem? My Ambanjas are both 2 years old and I've placed them together several times but the male only inflates himself and do not approach the female...
I have also checked for "DNA" stuck and found some with his excrements (at least I suppose its DNA stuff) I will try also to leave him outside for some hours but when the weather gets warmer here.