Hi all... This is my first official year breeding & thought I had all the bases covered.. Apparently not! Breeding season has just started here in South Africa & I have a male that is confusing me.. I wasn't planning to start literally on the day the season started, but he was roaming, refusing to eat, restless etc, so I put him in with the female & they did their thing - fascinating for a newbie to see by the way! I left him in with her for 3 days, then took him out. As soon as he's back in his cage, he's back to being restless & searching.. So I put him back in with the female, & he's happy & settled. They aren't doing anything, he just goes & lies with her, but separate them & he's quite pathetic. So do I just leave him in with her for a while? Or the whole season? What about feeding? I know some people leave the male & female together the whole season, but I wasn't planning on doing that - am happy to re-arrange my plans though if it's better for him! Thanks in advance!
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Male corn behaviour in breeding season
- Thread starter Kerri B
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ComoxCorn
Pssst...Got Corn??
I would seperate them. It is normal for a male to constantly be restless and looking to mate. Going off food is also quite normal. Seperating them let's the female prepare for egg laying without the stress of been constantly bred by the male. I can't see any advantage at this point to keep them paired up.