What should I do?

My normal female has to be close to 1900g on empty. She was 2050 the last time I weighed her earlier this week, but she wasn't empty then. I'm trying to decide if I should try to breed her this winter or wait until next year. I have no idea how old she is, but she's never refused a meal with me and I've had her almost a year. She takes a medium rat every 6 days. Should I breed her this year or keep packing weight on her for next year? I've been thinking of throwing my spider and my enchi at her, a female of either would be a great addition to my collection.

I'm also trying to decide what to add to my collection next. I've been thinking of picking up a male pied now that my pyb is eating again. She is 50% possible het for pied and it would be great to try to prove her out. I plan on getting my next addition at NARBC, but I'm not sure what I want to pick up. I've been thinking about getting a male pied, a male BEL or a female firefly. What do you think I should get next?

I'd say shes big enough you can breed her. Since you dont know how old she is, how big was she when you got her? If she was a decent size and you've had her for a year, she sounds like shes had at least a couple winters on her already. I bred my female at 2000 G this year, got 7 fertile eggs.

1900g is a good weight for breeding. I'd go ahead and begin breeding her this season. As for a new addition, I'd go with the pied. Even if your female doesn't prove out, you could end up with pastel yellowbellies het for pied. Raise up a female or two and breed them back to dad. :D

She was probably about 600-700g maybe a little more when I got her in October '10 but she wasn't being fed correctly, she was a pet store purchase. They were giving her a mouse a week, and being a dumb pet owner I followed their schedule untill Feb when I realized it was wrong. She's gone from 869g in March to the 1900g range this month when I switched her to rats. :O

If she was that size in October, she could have already been a year at that time. Now that you've had her for almost another year, she should be old enough (she's big enough) for breeding.

I agree with everything Jay stated :)

I think you could breed her this season.

As for your next purchase, I'd vote for the male pied or female firefly. The pied makes sense because you've got a female to prove out and would be on your way to making pyb pieds. The female firefly would be a nice addition because it's always great to add nice females to a collection.

Good luck!