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    Puget Breeding ?

    Okay so i was feeding the pugets today and again the male was on Toms female, im not sure they were breeding but he was rubbing on her. After a month of behavior like this she must be pregnant right? Should i remove her to let him go after the other females? Is it a natural instinct for the male to go after the biggest female?
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    Re: Puget Breeding ?

    Quote Originally Posted by EdgyExoticReptiles View Post
    Okay so i was feeding the pugets today and again the male was on Toms female, im not sure they were breeding but he was rubbing on her. After a month of behavior like this she must be pregnant right? Should i remove her to let him go after the other females? Is it a natural instinct for the male to go after the biggest female?
    The chances are good she's gravid if there's been copulation. Mutiple matings isn't unusual from what I've read. I have had a few of mine mate more than once in a weeks time. If the other females are receptive, he won't need any encouragement. The female will stop sending signals, once she's mated and the eggs have been fertilized.
    I don't think there is a rule as to the size he will go after but if she's putting out pheromones, what's a boy to do.
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    Re: Puget Breeding ?

    Well, my male eastern was rubbing on my female hypo for a month straight. I never saw a confirmed copulation, but he stopped after she just shed again, so I am hoping there indeed was. The fact is that they very well could never have locked up. But, after this long, I would say anything that was going to happen should have happened by now and that you should move on to other females.
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