What do we get ourselves into?

Washoe

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I’m trying to wash last night’s dishes, and my wife comes flapping into the kitchen screaming “she’s got her blue spots and she’s cozying up to the male”. “That’s nice”, I mumble. Thirty seconds later I hear “dammit, the batteries are dead on my camcorder”, followed by more flustered flapping and flying around. “How do you take video with the digicam, godammit—I’ve never done it before”

“Well, you see, first you hit the ‘best shot’ button and move the cursor to ‘movie’, and then you…”

“HURRY UP! SHE’S ALMOST ON TOP OF HIM!”

“Well, that’s good, but it’s really the other way around…”

“JUST GIVE ME THE DAMN CAMERA! WHAT BUTTON DO I PUSH?!?”

I barely have time to mutter “this one” before she snatches the camera out of my hands and I feel a strong breeze created by the air displaced as she sails out of the room.

“Great—I’m married to an amateur herpetological pornographer” I mutter, as I go back to washing the dishes…
 
We’re going to give them a couple more shots at it, and then we’ll separate them by tonight. Needless to say, we’ll keep a close eye on them for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

 
How did she initiate it? How old is she?

Both are about 9 months old. They are in the same cage, with a removable barrier between them. Yesterday, they basically started making bedroom eyes at each other, if you’ll excuse the anthropomorphism. She was showing blue spots, so we removed the barrier and quietly observed. Three times now, she has sidled up to the male and just kind of snuggled up with him. He doesn’t seem to mind, but when she assumes the position and says “hey buddy—hint hint”, he goes postal on her. She tucks tail and goes back to her side of the cage, and basically flips him off and calls him an asshole (her hissing is quite expressive). A few hours later, she gives it another shot, with the same results. I dunno—maybe he’s gay. :confused: I'll go find some alternative theater on the Sundance Channel or something and see if he's interested. This one has me stumped.
 
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