Breeding

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bdizzy

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I just put the female blue cray back in the 55g alone with the male. She had babies about a week or so ago. Will they mate right away. How long will it be until she is preg. again. I don't have enough room for her to give birth again.
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She's likely to want to molt first (they usually do after having babies) before mating again. So, it could be a bit. But if you keep them together and they do mate, as long as she can't hide away from him for an extended period of time she shouldn't berry. He'll just keep mating with her, replacing his own sperm plug and prevent her from berrying.

I had this happen with my P. clarkii, I couldn't figure out why she wouldn't berry after mating. Turns out all her hiding spots he could get to her in and they just kept mating and mating and mating lol
 
black_sun;2799444; said:
She's likely to want to molt first (they usually do after having babies) before mating again. So, it could be a bit. But if you keep them together and they do mate, as long as she can't hide away from him for an extended period of time she shouldn't berry. He'll just keep mating with her, replacing his own sperm plug and prevent her from berrying.

I had this happen with my P. clarkii, I couldn't figure out why she wouldn't berry after mating. Turns out all her hiding spots he could get to her in and they just kept mating and mating and mating lol
HAHA:ROFL:
 
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