Gibbons

[Taun]

Has anyone succesfully kept gibbons in a group where there was a breeding male and sevral females?

I have had one male and two feamle in a group due too an influx's of baby's gibbons being born (something like the last six gibbon births have been girls).  The male has only mated with the one i believe.  I know they breed very well when there is just the pair of them in a exhibit, as i have had females pregant even when then still have young!

I am looking for the best way of keeping them, and so far the pairing them up for life has been the best solution, but i dont want to get rid of surplus females as most of these are a fresh bloodline.  Plus its alsways better to have more females then males for breeding purposes.

If any you guys and really good success with a group of gibbons could you let me know and how you aranged the exhibit?

thanks in advance

[orangemonkey22]

this may sound harsh, but if you really want him to mate w/ the other females, I suggest you crate up his current mate, so he'll move on.

[Taun]

Am not worried about him mating with the other female as i have plenty of money to bring in a few new males.

I just want to know if anyone has had success with keeping them in a group with one male and serval females? and could they give me some details on the exhibit?

[csleesburg]

There really IS no problem. In the real world, gibbons mate for life. If their mate dies, they rarely take another (just like parrots). The only way to get more babies is to put in a new male for one of the daughters. Sorry, but 'them is the facts'.

[Taun]

I know they are the facts,  i was exprimenting with ways of keeping them and wanted to know if anyone has kept them as a group?

I have my gibbons in both (paired and grouped),  the group are breeding but it seems to be slower rate then when they are paired.