My amel stopped eating for 2 months this spring and I "thought" she was a he, so I took her to a herp show where it was determined he was a she and not a he at all...still with me? Her appetite came back just fine. So I guess some females have only one thing on their mind in spring, too. And she's only about 1 1/2 years old and still pretty small. At the rate she's growing, she won't be breeding for 2 more seasons. She must be an early bloomer! That's my girl!