So now Animals Won't Breed Hardly At All
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well I have 5 flamingoes and they already had 2 kids before year 2.
off topic here but to continue a bit with your previous forum topic, I’m happy that weather and time of day is now forced in franchise
maybe they did read my thread from early September.but yes in terms of challenge I found money making a bit too easy. I bought 30 animals and stored them all in the trading center. And then put 2 animals species into 2 enclosures (red panda and flamingo), and was already making +16000 the first year with all facilities built.
again, the animals rapidly breeding wasn't a challenge, it was just an annoyance. Just like grinding in a JRPG isn't a challenge.
well I have 5 flamingoes and they already had 2 kids before year 2.
off topic here but to continue a bit with your previous forum topic, I’m happy that weather and time of day is now forced in franchise
but yes in terms of challenge I found money making a bit too easy. I bought 30 animals and stored them all in the trading center. And then put 2 animals species into 2 enclosures (red panda and flamingo), and was already making +16000 the first year with all facilities built.
I have 2 Bairds Tapir, 2 Gemsbok, 2 Springbok, 2 Siberian Tigers, 2 Flamingo and have only acquired 2 offspring from the Bairds Tapir so far. I am now in year 10 and most of the animals I started with are nearing the age that they won't give offspring. Needless to say, I am quite disappointed of the nerf to breeding. Making money isn't an issue for me. Acquiring conservation credits, however, is an extremely slow process due to the lack of breeding. The only conservation credits I've made have been from visitors to my zoo and even then it's only been about 100 cc's.
At the beginning, buying animals was a challenge because there were only 6 animals in the market (for cash or for credits) and the only male/female pair was the Bairds tapirs. That was disappointing because of the lack of options.
In regards to the weather, I have found that I like the fact that it's there and changes. My only complaint, mostly due to my eyesight, is that when it rains the screen becomes too dark for me to see.
As true as your comment may be, I now feel like breeding is non-existent.
That’s weird, breeding seems to be fine now.
Maybe you forgot to check something? Is the fertility high enough, are the animals compatible? You can check how feasible is to have off-spring and how good it could be with every individual pair. If you have waited for a while already, make sure to check that if an animal had become elderly, it’s from a species that can still conceive. Some times, though, two animals just don’t like each other enough to mate. That’s life.
Some animals are not quite happy in pairs and prefer to life in bigger groups too. That could affect their mood to breed. Make sure to check animals are living in the correct social environment
Maybe you forgot to check something? Is the fertility high enough, are the animals compatible? You can check how feasible is to have off-spring and how good it could be with every individual pair. If you have waited for a while already, make sure to check that if an animal had become elderly, it’s from a species that can still conceive. Some times, though, two animals just don’t like each other enough to mate. That’s life.
Some animals are not quite happy in pairs and prefer to life in bigger groups too. That could affect their mood to breed. Make sure to check animals are living in the correct social environment
That's not true. I've played with mandrills and Galapagos tortoises. They had offsprings. And quick enough.
That’s weird, breeding seems to be fine now.
Maybe you forgot to check something? Is the fertility high enough, are the animals compatible? You can check how feasible is to have off-spring and how good it could be with every individual pair. If you have waited for a while already, make sure to check that if an animal had become elderly, it’s from a species that can still conceive. Some times, though, two animals just don’t like each other enough to mate. That’s life.
Some animals are not quite happy in pairs and prefer to life in bigger groups too. That could affect their mood to breed. Make sure to check animals are living in the correct social environment
As I stated:
There was nothing wrong with the habitats and the Bairds tapir each had fertility of 67%. They finally had two offspring within the last 4 years of their lives. Each died as soon as they hit elderly age. But longevity for both was around 47%. According to the Zoopedia the Tapirs like a group size of 2. The Gemsbok had a higher fertility rate yet never had a single offspring. They are now beyond the age of fertility. The Siberian Tigers finally had a litter of 3. The Springbok gave birth to a single baby then immediately died. I can't even find a mate for that Springbok in the market as it's female and no males show up in the market for it to mate with. Not that I'll have enough cc's to buy one if/when one does show up. My hope is that I'll acquire a few cc's when the Siberian Tiger reach adulthood.
EDIT for visual support:
Here's a screenshot of the Bairds Tapir couple that I began with:
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mine are breeding well. started with peafowls and soon they had babies, then placed siberian tigers and all of a sudden there was a baby tiger and I did not buy "high class " animals
I initially meant animals that were bred during the beta game ... in case you didn't mean that. But then this morning I had a sudden realisation that what I was actually seeing was the non breedability of beta animals as in alpha/beta animals.
I have no problems with breeding. Some animals take a bit longer, but that’s how it should be. My warthogs are taking over the world, and for my bengal tigers it was almost loved at first sight. Pangolins took the longest. Everyone is breeding except for Pedro, my bachelor Galapagos giant turtoise.
What I noticed in your animal list is that you have only two of species that like larger herds and might not display normal mating behavior when that need is not met:
You got offspring from the tapirs and your Siberian tigers, which don’t need herds. But gemsbok, springbok, flamingos need more animals to be happy (Flamingos up to 500! That would be an interesting zoo!). So I am not surprised that they have offspring that easily.
What I noticed in your animal list is that you have only two of species that like larger herds and might not display normal mating behavior when that need is not met:
You got offspring from the tapirs and your Siberian tigers, which don’t need herds. But gemsbok, springbok, flamingos need more animals to be happy (Flamingos up to 500! That would be an interesting zoo!). So I am not surprised that they have offspring that easily.