Firing Blanks?

[russell]

How do I know if my male axy is fertile or not, he keeps doing his stuff in the tank, but i havent seen the "dance" where he leads her round the tank.

Ever since he started "laying" my female axy has been in her tube and wont come out.

They both are roughly 9 inches long - but the male is a lot lighter in body and is shorter in height!

Any help would be appreciated, thankyou

Russell

 

[Jennewt]

It's possible that he's doing his thing, but the female simply isn't ready. If she doesn't have eggs that are somewhere near being ready to lay, then his spermatophores aren't going to do any good. If she's not courting, I would guess she just isn't "into it" right now.

 

[russell]

thankyou very much indeed.
That has put my mind at rest.