Male Panther Refusing to breed

[turtleboy267]

Hi all,

I'm trying to breed my pair of ambilobes for the second time. My female is completely receptive and a very bright peach all over and stays that way in front of my male. She has been in his cage the last hour waiting to be mounted but my male has not been firing up and not the least bit interested in her. They have bred before, about 3 months ago; why would he not want to breed with her this time?

EDIT: Day 2, and still nothing happening. She slept in his cage last night and has still been very much receptive just waiting to be fertilized. I feel bad for her because my male, although aware of her presence, is just giving her the cold shoulder and is still showing 0% interest. Does he not wanna mate with her because he already has before and doesn't see the point? He doesn't appear to be sick at all, so maybe its just psychological issues lol (if chameleons have those)

Maybe I should dust the crickets with Viagra (kidding..)

 

[Sancho]

Maybe he had a change of heart and is now......

Just kidding not to sure maybe the time isn't right.

 

[ColorCham427]

lol ewww hahha. I've had a Panther that was scared to death of females.

 

[Dunnigan]

They putting the male into the females cage.

 

[claki]

hi
is your Ambilobe wildcout ,or F1 from wildcout??
becouse this males take breaks after they are one year old,
that can be as long as 4 month .
one of my wildcout Nosy faly is on rest right now and
also my wildcout ambanja and his son as well . to bad for ther
ladys,
claki

 

[GooglezNvincent]

They putting the male into the females cage.

LMFAO BIG NO NO! he would be even more stressed and not want to breed more because he is not used to his surroundings and hes not in his territory! Then again i dont have experiences, im the book worm gatta do everything by the books lol. But if experienced cham breeders have done this and it is fine then i am wrong, but i dont think people do that.

 

[Syn]

Perhaps you could give them a middle ground? If possible have a tree with a vine going out to it, or a way to get into each others cages.

I know reading from previous threads, sometimes males like to be in their territory, sometimes they don't mind being in the females territory, sometimes they like to be in a middle ground. Perhaps you could try all three by placing a large plant between the cages and some vines leading on to it, so they can wander around and be comfortable?

I just hope they aren't escape artists. With this you should probably watch them.

 

[turtleboy267]

hmm, im gonna try putting both their cages open together lie tht and see wht happens

 

[ColorCham427]

Try putting him in her cage. Or, give them a break from attemping breeding.

 

[Syn]

hmm, im gonna try putting both their cages open together lie tht and see wht happens

Common sense says make sure they don't escape and watch them so they don't try to attack each other.

 

[Kent67]

I'm stealing this from Brad R....You could draw a little mustache on her, just to be sure.

Try showing him to a subordinate male, or even his own reflection, a few times over the next couple days and let him do his territorial thing. Do this again and after letting him "win" a fight, introduce the female to him shortly after. I've had it work on males not in the mood.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Show the male another male, this can get them fiesty and turn their interest back on.

I usually put the male into the females cage, assuming she is receptive. And I usually sit in their room so I can see the cage and read a magazine or a book while they do thier stuff, to ensure I can remove the male if/when needed.

 

[turtleboy267]

bah, absolutely nothing is working. He won't fire up in the mirror or in front of her. I shall try again tomorrow

 

[ConcertPhotog]

This sounds just like my male, a very peaceful chameleon who normally was frightened by my female. First few days of placing her in his cage sometimes overnight did nothing. So I separated both of them for a couple of days, and then placed him in her cage, and the rest is history ;-)

 

[chamer]

maybe HES JUST NOT INTO HER!! ha ha
Really though my male will do it any where any time!
they were going to fall out of the tree in his area so I picked both up and put her in her cage and him right after her and he grabbed her before she could even move.

 

[sandrachameleon]

How old is your male? Maybe he's past his prime breeding years?

Not all males make good breeders.

I have a most beautiful male that has proven useless for breeding. A true shame because he is lovely in looks and has an easy temperment. Yet his brother is definately interested in breeding. And His father (CH) wanted to breed breed breed 24/7 - probably tried breeding with the plants in his cage when i wasnt looking.

I've been told that a little hardship can turn the breeding behaviour on. I've never done this, and I'm not suggesting it, but I was told to let my male go without food for a couple weeks and keep the temperature down a bit. Then turn the heat back up, give him a good meal, and set him loose on the ladies. It seemed a far-fetched solution, so i didnt try it.

 

[turtleboy267]

My male is only slightly over a year. He was bred in february with a female the same age, (fired up, went after her right away). Trying for a second time but as I said he just doen't want at her. How long do females stay receptive? Maybe someone else in the area wants to breed (not kidding, I'll give you half the eggs..)? Its too bad because I bought her soley for breeding but now it seems my male is the one with issues...lol

 

[PardonMyPardalis]

I'm stealing this from Brad R....You could draw a little mustache on her, just to be sure.

Try showing him to a subordinate male, or even his own reflection, a few times over the next couple days and let him do his territorial thing. Do this again and after letting him "win" a fight, introduce the female to him shortly after. I've had it work on males not in the mood.

Great advice