I have a red melon about 2 1/2 years old that is with a male who is about a year old very large for his size but not yet mature. She lays a lot of eggs regular so far 5 batches with this male but he does not fertilize them he helps a bit in cleaning the cone and shows some interest but not enough. I took him out and put in a proven male but she is not interested and wont lay eggs, I also tried another male with no success. So I put the young male back in and in 2 days she laid eggs again. I know soon the male should mature but I am afraid by that time the female may be burnt out. Should I leave them together or separate them.