Paired a Firefly and a Fire. First time breeding for the Firefly (2012 about 900 grams), but the female Fire had laid late in 2012 according to the person I purchased her from last year. She was a 2010 and weighed about 1800 grams when I began to pair her. I have since read that this can happen when a female is bred in consecutive years.

I have a couple more chances at a clutch from a Pastel Calico - Lemonblast pairing and a visual Pied to a het Pied female. Hopefully my luck will be better with them. Is there anything that can be done to lessen the chances of slugs or is it a random outcome you have no way to affect?