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  • 12-22-2011, 01:31 AM
    Scaleyz
    Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    Since breeding season is underway I was just curious as to how many of you guys out there will use (1) male to breed to more than one female at a time. And if so how up to how many females will you breed him to? Enjoy this one :banana:
  • 12-22-2011, 07:35 AM
    dahlhouse23
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    Depends on the size of the male for me and if he still eats. I have a 1300g male pastel lesser who still eats and he has 5 girls. My 500g pin het albino is a picky eater and he has 2 girls. Hope that helps!!
  • 12-22-2011, 08:21 AM
    billye1982
    Depends on size and age X2. 500-800 gram males will breed 2 females or so, but the bigger, 4-5 year olds can be put with 5+ females, especially if they still eat during breeding season
  • 12-22-2011, 09:12 AM
    MrBig
    500 gram Mojo has one girl, 1000 gm lesser -1 girl ( could do more but only 1 pairing needed) 1200 gram Fire- 6 girls mainly because he will eat anytime and anything, Also let my son pair his male spider with a pastel female as he is shooting for bumblebees ( she will eventually get backed up a time or two with the fire, after a couple of the girls he's with ovulate. I have 3 girls with 35+ mm folicles, so should be very shortly.
  • 12-22-2011, 10:41 AM
    Annarose15
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    My 1300g boy has 5 girlfriends this season, which allows him time with each one every month. Last season, he was only 700g, so he only got 2 girlfriends. :) On a sidenote, he went off feed for a few months last year, but hasn't missed a meal yet this season.
  • 12-27-2011, 11:27 PM
    Scaleyz
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Annarose15 View Post
    My 1300g boy has 5 girlfriends this season, which allows him time with each one every month. Last season, he was only 700g, so he only got 2 girlfriends. :) On a sidenote, he went off feed for a few months last year, but hasn't missed a meal yet this season.

    Wow that is one busy boy, if I could get my boy to eat. I would have put him in with atleast 2 other females. But he hasnt eaten a bite since I put him in with the first female. So now he's on break, now he's in his tub until I get him out again in late Feb for my other female. :)

    Good luck with yours :gj::banana::banana:
  • 12-28-2011, 08:28 AM
    Annarose15
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Scaleyz View Post
    Wow that is one busy boy, if I could get my boy to eat. I would have put him in with atleast 2 other females. But he hasnt eaten a bite since I put him in with the first female. So now he's on break, now he's in his tub until I get him out again in late Feb for my other female. :)

    Good luck with yours :gj::banana::banana:

    Thanks! I've caught locks with 4 out of 5, so far so good! He's eating non-stop this year, but did go off feed last season for ~5 months. As long as your boy isn't losing weight and gets his breaks, he should be fine to keep breeding.
  • 12-28-2011, 08:55 AM
    Wh00h0069
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    I have heard of males breeding up to 13 females, but I'm sure they could breed more than that. I used to breed my males to around five females when I bred balls.
  • 12-28-2011, 10:19 AM
    Zombie
    I know someone who breeds 1 male to 8 females and has great success with it. Me, I only have 3 females going at the moment with 2 different males (gstripe to 2 poss het gstripes, and spider male to normal female). I would agree that I would base how many to breed a boy to based on his condition...
  • 12-28-2011, 03:13 PM
    dreese88
    Re: Breeding your male to how many females at once?
    as long as you're efficient in your breeding schedule, I really don't see why there would be a limit. I've had good success with breeding each female about once every 4-6 weeks and as long as the male continued to eat it really shouldn't even matter what size he is
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