Sami-Lochy
Active Member
Hey I was just about to buy a 3 yr old male to join my trio, of monitors. The reason being I have 2 female, one of them being quite large(40cm) who is about 2 yrs old and one small male, who is very timid, and is only 29cm. He is to timid to mate with the other females as the females bully him and the larger female will try bite him on the neck or on the feet when she gets the chance.
I try stop the female biting the male, whenever I see commotion going down but sometimes I'm not quick enough and she bites him. Then I tap the female on the head and put her in what we call 'the naughty box' which is a small container with a tiny bit of dirt. This doesn't seem to deter the big female and she goes after the male at least 5/6 times a day including her 4/5 hours a day she spends in the naughty box.
I recently got this big female and male lizards so unfortunately I do not know the history of the pair. I really looked forward to having the male mate with both females but the male is too tentative and I don't think he will engage with mating them. Any thoughts or tips on how I can get the lizards to get along together?
i hope getting this male will fix these problems and put the female in her place. What do you guys think?
and another important question.. What age can ackies breed up to? Is 3 years too old??
cheers so much
I try stop the female biting the male, whenever I see commotion going down but sometimes I'm not quick enough and she bites him. Then I tap the female on the head and put her in what we call 'the naughty box' which is a small container with a tiny bit of dirt. This doesn't seem to deter the big female and she goes after the male at least 5/6 times a day including her 4/5 hours a day she spends in the naughty box.
I recently got this big female and male lizards so unfortunately I do not know the history of the pair. I really looked forward to having the male mate with both females but the male is too tentative and I don't think he will engage with mating them. Any thoughts or tips on how I can get the lizards to get along together?
i hope getting this male will fix these problems and put the female in her place. What do you guys think?
and another important question.. What age can ackies breed up to? Is 3 years too old??
cheers so much