For the last couple of months I've had a nagging question in the back of my mind and I've finally decided to post it. So here goes.

This question is with regards to housing mixed sexes and NOT brumating the group.
Do you think that housing males and females together could be a determent to successful breeding. I guess what I mean is could housing them together cause the male to be less aggressive when breeding time comes? Could he be so use to the female scent that he doesn't react to the introduction of breeding pheromones the same way he would if he were introduced to the female during this pheromone time. Sort of like the way our own olfactory glands will get used to a scent and then we don't smell it anymore even though it's still present.
Could a male just get used to a pheromone ?

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.