to the guys that have been doing this a lot longer then me....

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Whats the longest number of years you have bred a female in a row without giving her a year off?

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[nixer]

Whats the longest number of years you have bred a female in a row without giving her a year off?

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i leave it up to the female. if shes gained weight beyond what her pre breed weight was ill give her a shot, but not if its only a few hundred grams.

[AlanDavidExotics]

Whats the longest number of years you have bred a female in a row without giving her a year off?

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I loved how you said "to the guys that have been doing this longer than me" Sometimes I feel like writing that in every post

[snakesRkewl]

Do they take breaks in the wild?

[muddoc]

While this was only my forth breeding season, I do have a couple (3 I think) that have laid 4 years in a row. I do also have a few that have been breeding for 4 years, but take every other year off.

[Adam_Wysocki]

I have four normal females that have bred 12 years in a row for me. 12 giant eggs each, every year. They're as solid and reliable as it gets.

Blessings,

-adam

[WingedWolfPsion]

I probably haven't been doing this longer than you (dunno, this is my 3rd season), but I would give them a break for the following reasons: Failure to regain weight to pre-breading level. Health issue (RI, mouth, etc). Or, decreasing production (each year the clutches have been getting worse, smaller, etc).
Apart from that, they should be good to go.

What they do in the wild, by the way, is completely irrelevent to what we should be doing with them in captivity. They are not wild animals, they are captive animals. Wild animals are full of parasites, and very few of them survive to ripe old ages. We want ours to live as long as possible, and be as productive as possible, so we don't treat them as harshly as mother nature.