Lesser x Reduced Norm

Unfortunately I have only seen a bunch of BP cuddling going on over the past few weeks, but it's still early... I am still learning to pop so I can try the other males plugs trick but haven't got it yet. This will be my first shot at breeding a pair. Really hoping the nice reduced patterns are passed along from both parents to make some clean lessers =)

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My 08 het pied female is sitting around 978 grams and has grown a little slow but I'm willing to be patient with her, but my pastel female is a steady 1 rat a week eater and is growing like a weed. She is up to 1278 empty so I may try to put a male with her in the spring time if she keeps growing so fast but we will see...

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Does it matter that the female is significantly bigger than the male? My male is about 691g and the norm female is about 1710g. Weight wise it's only 2x but the females tail is a lot bigger than the male? I wouldn't think it would make a difference but does anyone know otherwise?

Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

That first pair is going to make some beatiful reduced Lessers!

And as for the size difference, that's totally fine. If he's producing plugs and is interested, you should be set.

My 07 pastel male is 2000 grams and my biggest girl is 3500 and they have locked numerous times for at least 24 hours at a time. He is by far my biggest boy and he's only ate one rat in the last three weeks.

That lesser male is just fine to get the job done, and they are awsome. How old is your female pastel?

Size matters very slightly. I got 2010 3-500g males in with 1500-3000g females. No problems arise from it, so dont worry

Thanks for the replies. I put the lesser back in with the female last night after a few days rest. I have read about females tail wagging, but right when I put the male in, he started wagging his tail. This common? I thought for sure they would lock up, but I woke up this morning and their tails were close but not locked. Also I have also read something about not cleaning the cages AS much when trying to pair but I am assuming this doesn't mean leave the stools in the tubs, correct? Thanks again for the advice!

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Originally Posted by ace_singapore

That lesser male is just fine to get the job done, and they are awsome. How old is your female pastel?

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My pastel was born in June of 09, she is growing like a weed. I have never fed her more than one rat a week 10-12% of her body weight, but of course I'm not complaining about her growth rate. I'm thinking that she is naturally producing SGH (the snake version of HGH?!?!) haha.

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Originally Posted by PweEzy

Does it matter that the female is significantly bigger than the male? My male is about 691g and the norm female is about 1710g. Weight wise it's only 2x but the females tail is a lot bigger than the male? I wouldn't think it would make a difference but does anyone know otherwise?

Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

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Small males can certainly get the job done!

You'd be surprised some of the weight differences between breeders, especially of certain species.

50g hognose males can successfully breed 500g females, that's a size difference of TEN TIMES.

What a gorgeous normal! One of the best I've seen. These two are gonna make some awesome babies :gj: good luck!