Johnboy Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I got myself a trio of prosopocoilus giraffa, housed them together to try and get a mating as the male wouldn't attempt to mate by hand. Anyway, the other day i found the biggest female as dead as a doornail with a deep puncture straight through her. Obviously from the male! I guess i should have wired his jaws to stop him hurting her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 ouch, I've heard of this happening, and I think I might have seen the wiring technique in the book by Jonathan Lai. Sorry to hear that friend, but there is one more female right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regiarbol Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm sorry to hear this man! I knew a breeder who tried to get his Prosopocoilus male to copulate with a female and it killed her. Not about to give up, he tried to pair him with the second largest female, and she too got gored to death. He made a third attempt and put the male with an average sized female, but alas, the violent creature mauled the poor girl, and then died from old age a few days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I've seen male Dynastes granti kill females a few times with puncture wounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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