Receptive so soon after laying?

[yankfanthom]

My female Nosy Be laid a clutch of 22 eggs on September 4th. For the past 2 days she is showing receptive colors again and has actually been trying to get into my male's cage when I hold her near it. Obviously I'm not going to put her in there but has anyone ever had the same kind of thing happen?

 

[Chameleon Company]

My female Nosy Be laid a clutch of 22 eggs on September 4th. For the past 2 days she is showing receptive colors again and has actually been trying to get into my male's cage when I hold her near it. Obviously I'm not going to put her in there but has anyone ever had the same kind of thing happen?

Well, you don't know that she would actually welcome breeding unless you enable it, and then see what happens. However, her own internal clock will not let her lay again for about 7 weeks minimum, which requires optimal warm temps, to up to 10 weeks with more typical indoor temps. So, providing her husbandry is good enough to allow a proper recovery, which could cause her to double clutch regardless, letting her breed again or not is kind of moot.

Good luck.

 

[yankfanthom]

Well, you don't know that she would actually welcome breeding unless you enable it, and then see what happens. However, her own internal clock will not let her lay again for about 7 weeks minimum, which requires optimal warm temps, to up to 10 weeks with more typical indoor temps. So, providing her husbandry is good enough to allow a proper recovery, which could cause her to double clutch regardless, letting her breed again or not is kind of moot.

Good luck.

Her husbandry has been constant before and after the lay (60% humidity 82-87 during the day and 72-75 at night). Her diet has been plenty of gutloaded crickets, dubias, and some hornworms. Calcium dusting twice since laying and 2 rounds of multivitamins. So I'm guessing let her make the decision?

 

[Chameleon Company]

...... So I'm guessing let her make the decision?

In the normal timing of things, you would be looking for a typical female to mate again 3-4 weeks after laying if she had rejuvenated enough. For other readers here, you also want to try to limit your females to 3 layings per season/year, as many will breed and lay more frequently in captivity, as they are not getting the usual seasonal cues, and many will breed and lay beyond their normal abilities Every clutch is a nail in their coffin, so you want to maximise the likelihood that they will be good.

Essentially, our practice here is to let them function as they are able and choose to during normal season. Would be interested to hear if she lays again, how long after the last lay it would be, and how things appear with her and those eggs. My expectation would be that it falls witihin the parameters that I mentioned above. But that doesn't mean they will.

Thanks

 

[yankfanthom]

In the normal timing of things, you would be looking for a typical female to mate again 3-4 weeks after laying if she had rejuvenated enough. For other readers here, you also want to try to limit your females to 3 layings per season/year, as many will breed and lay more frequently in captivity, as they are not getting the usual seasonal cues, and many will breed and lay beyond their normal abilities Every clutch is a nail in their coffin, so you want to maximise the likelihood that they will be good.

Essentially, our practice here is to let them function as they are able and choose to during normal season. Would be interested to hear if she lays again, how long after the last lay it would be, and how things appear with her and those eggs. My expectation would be that it falls witihin the parameters that I mentioned above. But that doesn't mean they will.

Thanks

Thanks for the help! I'll keep you posted! And will you guys have any Faly's soon??