blackhawk
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I had two Ambanja females ready to go with smooth pink coloration. I placed the first one in the male Ambanja's enclosure on the 20th of last month and he immediatly went to work. I kept her in his cage for two days and she developed strong gravid coloration (she laid 30 good looking eggs over the weekend). I removed her - never saw her act aggressively toward him - and replaced with the 2nd female who was showing receptive coloration as well. He wanted nothing to do with her though he kept his intense colors. The female was not aggressive in any way. I removed her after a couple of days with the male staying as far from her as possible while she remained a smooth pink color. I would describe him as going into hiding with her in the cage. I tried again about a week later with no change. About a week after that I had the pair outside in a small tree with a male nosy be very close in another small tree. The nosy be eventually made it to the Ambanja tree and attempted to mount her which I broke up. The sight of the other male did nothing to stir the Ambanja. Today I tried placing the female back into his cage and he took off. He's been eating great, looks great and she's ready to go. Anyone have any thoughts?