[ Post a Response | Zebra Mania Message Board ]

Not forever!

Posted by Loren NC on 5/1/2009, 7:33 pm, in reply to "Re: "It's the cutest thing!""
166.82.136.187

From what I read when this started happening, it happens mostly in young females. It actually signals all the neighboring males that there is a new, young, beauty lookin' for love! That is when they come in and steal the daughters from the fathers, so it serves a useful purpose. There are two other elements that might be of interest. Ziggy did it dramatically every time she came in heat for a long time, but it has gradually decreased to the point that we seldom see it now. The literature I read says it decreases as they age. Secondly, Zelda never did display in that way. We were pretty sure she didn't even come into heat until at least a year later, but she never demonstrated in this manner, so apparently some do and some don't. Maybe she would have had there been a "cute boy" nearby.

---

Message Thread: "It's the cutest thing!" - Sue Tx 4/23/2009, 7:21 am Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Loren NC 4/29/2009, 12:44 pm Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Donna 4/29/2009, 3:12 pm Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Joyce FL 5/3/2009, 11:50 am Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Sue Tx 5/3/2009, 3:31 pm Not forever! - Loren NC 5/1/2009, 7:33 pm Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Sue Tx 4/29/2009, 2:18 pm Re: "It's the cutest thing!" - Sammi Jo 4/29/2009, 5:36 pm « Back to thread

---

Post a Response

( Message Board first page) zebramania webscribe