What to look for when you are getting ready to breed

This is for John.

1) Make sure your males are producing sperm plugs.

What do they look like? Like flying nuns hats :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ermplug002.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ermplug001.jpg

2) Make sure your females are females and that they will be large enough and healthy enough to take on being bred and gravid.

What is large enough? Well, 1200+ grams and two years old is excellent, although it can be variable. The bigger (healthily) the better

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1030836.jpg

3) Make sure you know what a lock looks like.

LOOK! HERE'S ONE!!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/DSCN1693.jpg

Here is not one... This is what we call "trying"

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1050097.jpg


4) Breed often, love well, feed when appropriate :)

(Insert clever picture here)

5) Remember, we are working with live animals. NOTHING goes to plan, and if it does, CONGRATULATIONS! (You must have gotten the luck I missed out on this past year)

This is bad luck: (aka Slugs)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1040894.jpg

This is good luck: (aka hitting the odds)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/P1050124.jpg


FINALLY, REMEMBER:

HAVE FUN. IT IS NOT WORTH IT IF YOU DON'T ENJOY IT!!!

Excellent post, Heather!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Excellent!

Great Post Heather! I like the odds with the pieds!

Here we go all over again!

Personally I look for a tequila bottle and a rainstorm but to each his own :rolleye2: :rofl:

Nice big H! Those are some fresh plugs... all mine are normally already simi brown by the time I pop my males.

Thanks Heather

Great Post Heather! Thanks

GREAT thread!!! :gj: