First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
I've been reading up the last few months and have finally decided to try breeding balls this season :). I have a '99 Normal male "Rogue" that i rescued awhile back. Hes just over 4 feet long and last i weighed him he was a little over 1500g. Over the weekend I picked up a beautiful '06 female. I think i got a good deal on her, talked him down to 110. She was captive hatched and raised but her mom was wild caught. So I guess she would be considered an F1. Shes got some killer yellow on her sides and really cool pattern. Ive named her "Juno".
I put her in Rogue's tank the night I got her just to see what would happen. Sure enough he started courting her right away! The next morning I checked on them and opened up his tub to see a perfect lock!! I didnt even know it could all happen that fast lol. Anyway, I left them together for two days, and witnessed multiple good locks :).
Took her out today to give a small rat just because Iv'e got no clue the last time she was fed.
Thats actually one thing I need to do some more reading on. Do you not feed females much if any during the season??
Either way I'm looking forward to watching them together for the next few months to see what happens! Not expecting a huge clutch because shes only 1200g's, but they will make some beautiful normals none the less.
Any advice will be appreciated.
And ill be sure to get some picks of them both up soon, hopefully I can catch them in a visible lock again :D
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
Just a thought but 1200g may be a bit too small if she were older I would say go for it but thats just me. I have 2 1300g females that I am holding off on this season. Unless they bulk up in the next few months I figure 1500 is a good rule of thumb if not bigger. Its mainly age based though not really weight. 3 years is normally pretty safe if I remember correctly.
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
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Originally Posted by
Adam_Wysocki
Actually, there's nothing unsafe about putting a male in with a small female. If she's too small to breed, she just won't.
-adam
that quote says it all.
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
Hi,
Can I ask why you bypassed quarantine? The breeding season is long enough you could have kept her in QT for at least a short period just to make sure everything was ok and got a fecal done surely.
dr del
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
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dr del
Hi,
Can I ask why you bypassed quarantine? The breeding season is long enough you could have kept her in QT for at least a short period just to make sure everything was ok and got a fecal done surely.
dr del
i second that fact quarantine is such a good think and should in first position hen keeping herps this may just be the best lesson you can learn
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royal morphz
i second that fact quarantine is such a good think and should in first position hen keeping herps this may just be the best lesson you can learn
Wow Tim... Either I am very tired and can't understand a word you typed, or you are very tired and can't type! ;):P
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
I go for 3 years and 1500 grams too. If a female's 4, a really good eater, and has been parasite cleared...and they're still under 1500...then I guess they're an adult and can be bred, but 1200 grams is AWFULLY small when you hold one in your hands and compare it with a bigger girl.
I don't the see the reason to push it so much. What they can do isn't always what they should do.
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
:/ well ive always read that 1200 is ok, but pretty much the minimum
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
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Originally Posted by
dr del
Hi,
Can I ask why you bypassed quarantine? The breeding season is long enough you could have kept her in QT for at least a short period just to make sure everything was ok and got a fecal done surely.
dr del
Exactly. Also, I try to have my females acclimate to their new environments (at least the 3 month QT period) so that they are less stressed during breeding season.
Re: First time breeding and already seem to have good luck :)
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Originally Posted by
starmom
Wow Tim... Either I am very tired and can't understand a word you typed, or you are very tired and can't type! ;):P
No LOL typing on my iPhone is always a treasure chest full of misspelled words . So no it wasn't u it was me LOL.
