A little Breeding talk!

[Jenn]

Spike starts off interested but after Frankie goes after him, he gives up and hides in the corner. I'm waiting to see what Chistopher ends up being. I'm hoping he's a boy so maybe Frankie will like him more then Spike.

It's so funny when I have Stella and Saphira out together. They are both so laid back that if Stella comes wandering over to her, she slowly opens her mouth and then closes it on him. She doesn't actually hurt him and hardly puts any effort into it. During breeding season this past year, he did get his business done a few times but I'm not sure if it took.

[Geoff Gates]

nice looking northerns,males can also wriggle there tails in anticipation of male combat,my blotcheds and easterns do that frequently over the breeding season,my suggestion is introduce them for brief periods but keep an eye on them as northerns are renowned for attacking each other,and can easily cause serious to fatal wounds to one another,or take of each others tails,so best bet is to always watch them when there together,just for piece of mind,that way u can let the charger go for a bit to see if he actually is trying to copulate,or just maim a cage mate,they are aggressive when mating,so u have to give them a chance to see if thats what there trying,not easy for begginners,i always feel sorry for the females but it is natural,usually the male will follow the female around constantly licking and nudging and trying to hold on to her,at first the female trys to get away but the male is pretty constant with his attention,but with male combat ,they bite to hurt,to be the dominate male,and charge after the other male/s,to some it can be hard to tell the difference,but with experience its not to difficult,if there trying to copulate,the male trys to position him self with the female,and will use his rear legs to try to arrouse her and get her to accept him by lifting her tail,the problem is the female wont always be so accepting and will try to get away,the males r very persistant though,keep us posted on there progress,and there behaviours,and keep asking questions

excellent description Richard. saved me typing a lot of words