Is breeding likely?

[GEXX]

Hello all!

I just received my first pair of cats, and was wondering how likely they are to breed. From what i understand, they breed during the cooler months. I just got them 4 days ago and was wondering if they are going to have to "settle in"? I have experience with U. phantasticus, and when i received my first pair of them, they bred right away. I have an 18x18x24 viv set up with live plants and plenty of foliage. They are in good health, but are WC. What are my chances that they will breed soon? Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I would separate them and quarantine them both for at least 30 days. That way you can make sure that both are eating well, pooping well, acclimating well, etc. The last thing that you want to do with new arrivals that are just getting acclimated is throw in the stress of breeding.

 

[Harley_Davidson]

I would separate them and quarantine them both for at least 30 days. That way you can make sure that both are eating well, pooping well, acclimating well, etc. The last thing that you want to do with new arrivals that are just getting acclimated is throw in the stress of breeding.

Hey Ethan, just throwing this out there cause its something I have wondered....

If GEXX separates them for quarantine and to allow them to settle in, won't it restress them putting them back together in a different tank in a month?

Wouldn't it be better to let them settle in together? I don't know if they were housed together prior to GEXX getting them. GEXX?

 

[GEXX]

Hey Ethan, just throwing this out there cause its something I have wondered....

If GEXX separates them for quarantine and to allow them to settle in, won't it restress them putting them back together in a different tank in a month?

Wouldn't it be better to let them settle in together? I don't know if they were housed together prior to GEXX getting them. GEXX?

Thank for your timely responses. Sounds like it will be wise to separate them into quarantine, redue the current enclosure, and introduce them together after they are taken out of quarantine and have settled into their new homes for a bit. So quarantine 30 days. Settle in to new vivs for a month? Then try to introduce? Will it be to late in the season to attempt breeding at that point? BTW they were housed together before i got them.

 

[Derek V]

When I first got mine (when I kept A.felinus) I kept mine separated for about 3 months before reintroducing them.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I keep all of my felinus housed individually except for when I put them together to breed. They are very shy and solitary in nature.

 

[GEXX]

I keep all of my felinus housed individually except for when I put them together to breed. They are very shy and solitary in nature.

I read through all of this forum. I have been considering all of your information, Ethan. You have a wealth of knowledge on this species. I appreciate all of you for you all of the input. I am housing them separately, and they are getting acclimated. I guess i was just being impatient on the breeding. I was hoping for some eggs this season, but i will be patient, and do it right. I will post pics soon. Also, my female was eating her shed when she arrived, and later that night she ate 3 crickets. she threw them up with a bit of the shed and just pooped the other portion of the shed out. I think she is doing good now. I'm wondering if this is normal for cats? I have had many geckos eat their shed but dont recall any getting sick.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

since they are wild caught, you may consider having them checked for internal parasites. That certainly could be an issue that could cause vomiting. It may also just be stress. I wouldn't rush the breeding. They're really too delicate to risk over stressing IMO. Even if she were to breed, she may just end up reabsorbing the eggs if she's in a stressful situation (like still acclimating).