threesome?

[drache]

here's a question for you more experienced breeders:
when you wish for a male to mate with two females, how do you introduce them?
or is this not the done thing?

[adamanteus]

I would introduce the females one at a time. The surest way is to have more than one male, this creates competition between the males, so mating is more likely.

[drache]

thanks
right now I'm stuck with what I've got
will see what happens

[jitami]

Good luck Rhea!

[drache]

thanks Tami
right now it looks like the girls are both giving him cold vibes and hanging out with each other instead

[Loren]

Rhea, for me, it depends on the age. If they are pretty young- like within a couple weeks after weaning, you can usually intoduce them all at once. If the females are older, I have better luck introducing the females to the male, one at a time, a couple days apart. It has been my experience that 2 or three females, when living together for some time, will often band together and kill any new males- especially if he is put into their cage.
I have had best success raising them together from just-weaned. I have bred 1 male with anywhere from 3 to 9 females. I would say 2-7 is ideal, in my opinion.
I actually have one colony right now with 2 males and 9 females- the males were raised together, so it works. Otherwise they'd fight.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Rhea, for me, it depends on the age. If they are pretty young- like within a couple weeks after weaning, you can usually intoduce them all at once. If the females are older, I have better luck introducing the females to the male, one at a time, a couple days apart. It has been my experience that 2 or three females, when living together for some time, will often band together and kill any new males- especially if he is put into their cage.
I have had best success raising them together from just-weaned. I have bred 1 male with anywhere from 3 to 9 females. I would say 2-7 is ideal, in my opinion.
I actually have one colony right now with 2 males and 9 females- the males were raised together, so it works. Otherwise they'd fight.

I really thought you were talking about snakes here, until I saw the "band together and kill the male part" LOL. I sat there trying to imagine how on earth three large female garter snakes would suddenly assemble and beat a male to death! And why such an expierienced keeper would spout such nonsense about snakes.... but THEN in clicked. haha!

I think she may mean snakes though???

Rhea, were you asking about breeding snakes, or mice? LOL!

[Loren]

HAHA, I totally misread this thread I think I was thinking mice. I was on another mouse thread just before this one...

[infernalis]

Yeah, I was wondering just exactly when baby snakes were weaned....

[Hornets23]

Haha...you got me on that one too. Thats ok though, i needed the laugh.