Decapitated male still mate?

[guapoalto049]

Here's my dilemma:

I've been having trouble mating my violins. I've witnessed him hop on the female's back twice, then she freaks out and tries to get him off. They're both plenty old, over two months each.

Female #2 munched his head/torso off on Friday morning, and his lower half is still living. It adjusts its grip and I just held it in my hand as it walked around...extremely creepy.

Should I save the male in hopes that he could still mate? I've been trying to put him on both female's backs and he just grabs on with no mating attempt.

 

[guapoalto049]

PS I'm pretty sure they didn't mate because I couldn't see the spermatophore in the female, like you can on other species.

 

[PhilinYuma]

I don't think that he'll last much longer! You can't always see a spermatophore. I guess that it's just "wait and see" time!

 

[sporeworld]

Hmmm... I've seen headless male torsos mate over the course of 24 hours or so, but not Gongy's. I'm surprised she chomped him. Women....

 

[warpdrive]

Hmmm... I've seen headless male torsos mate over the course of 24 hours or so, but not Gongy's. I'm surprised she chomped him. Women....

why is it always the woman that gives us such problems in general? must be lifes little wonders.

Harry

P.S. btw, I agree, that is too creepy

 

[Rick]

He will be no good within 24 hours. If the males body is still lively when you find him you can place him on the females back. It is very hard to do, but I have been able to get a headless body to connect and mate. It is always best if he is already mating when he loses his head, but with careful manipulation you can sometimes get him connected. Don't count on it though, like I said it isn't easy to do.

 

[hibiscusmile]

MEN! Always asking the impossible!

 

[warpdrive]

MEN! Always asking the impossible!

if we didn't, would we ever have steped on the moon? :lol:

Harry

 

[guapoalto049]

He was still lively yesterday which amazed me. I tried a bunch of times to connect the two but it was fruitless. Mr. G became food this morning to a shield female, who ironically was mating...