small sized female? breeding question?
I thought I'd ask this now for planning later! My only female BP now is over 2 years old (anywhere between 2 years 2 months old~2 years 6 months old, I'm guessing... unfortunately don't have an exact hatch date on her). She's always had an awesome appetite and never missed a meal in her life, but her growth seems to have been really slow/stopped over the last half year, despite eating a lot? She only grows horizontally now LOL and so is pretty chunky. While I feed her still on the same schedule (1 small every 2 weeks) hoping that she will continue growing like an average female size, but I'm not sure that's going to happen.
She is about 1100~1200g now. I know she is similar or very slightly smaller than my males.
I did originally get her in consideration for breeding, but I'm wondering how safe it is exactly. Assuming she maybe maxes out at around 1400g or so by 3 years old? Or is her weight vs age really smaller or am I mistaken?
The last breeding female I had was 2400g when I sold her at 3.5 years old, and the big difference here makes me worry LOL
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Personally I would wait. Having her healthy is more important than having a clutch to early. Keep in mind I don't breed and have not experience doing so. Some BPs hit a wall on weight around 1000g. Give her time. She will get there.
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redshepherd
I thought I'd ask this now for planning later! My only female BP now is over 2 years old (anywhere between 2 years 2 months old~2 years 6 months old, I'm guessing... unfortunately don't have an exact hatch date on her). She's always had an awesome appetite and never missed a meal in her life, but her growth seems to have been really slow/stopped over the last half year, despite eating a lot? She only grows horizontally now LOL and so is pretty chunky. While I feed her still on the same schedule (1 small every 2 weeks) hoping that she will continue growing like an average female size, but I'm not sure that's going to happen.
She is about 1100~1200g now. I know she is similar or very slightly smaller than my males.
I did originally get her in consideration for breeding, but I'm wondering how safe it is exactly. Assuming she maybe maxes out at around 1400g or so by 3 years old? Or is her weight vs age really smaller or am I mistaken?
The last breeding female I had was 2400g when I sold her at 3.5 years old, and the big difference here makes me worry LOL
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Are you sure she’s not actually a male? Always possible a mistake was made when sexing.
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rufretic
If it is a female, I wouldn’t worry too much about the weight but more so the overall condition. My two healthiest clutches came from the lightest two females that I bred. I had big girls that didn’t even go. These smaller females started locking at 1200 grams and gained through the breeding process. One gave me 7 healthy eggs and no slugs the other gave me 5 no slugs. All hatched perfect.
You got it. My experience is the same.
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JodanOrNoDan
Has she gone on an extended fast yet? It may be that she is storing in preparation to breed or fast.
No, she's never missed a meal in her entire life actually, she's just always been super foody. She would probably eat every 3 days if I let her LOL