08 Female Pastel Still too small for breeding...

i have a 08 pastel female that just hit the 800g mark. very upset, but i started feeding her every 4 days and big meals so shes putting on some weight.

Yea I have a 08 female dinker that is only 650 grams. She is not a good eater at all. 3 of my other females from 08 are well over 1500 grams but she's is a small girl.

I would feed her every 5 days if she will take it and you can also offer multiple items! It is a good idea to offer more just before breeding season as they need the energy to make folicles!

Wow sound like whats going on with my female het pied... I have an 08 het pied born in june of 08 who is barly hitting the 1000 gram mark.. She eats every week and i always feed her to where the is a small buldge in her stomach but yet she is growing very slow... Her mom (pied) was the same way she is... Her owner breed her in 07 for the 1st time at 1100 grams she was 3 years old wen breed but she produce a 5 eggs clutch somehow.... And my pied is thick and is 3ft inches.... Now campared her to my albino male from early '10 he was born at 61 grams... Now he is at 700. So he will for sure out grow her very soon it really depends on ur animal and their matabolism

I have an '07 female pastel that as of 8/10 is only 646g, while I have another 08 pastel that is 1475g, go figure, She was only a mouser, I have successfuly switched her to rats & asf's, so we'll see

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Key word when breeding: PATIENCE

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Very important aspect of breeding indeed.

We have a 2005 0.1 Normal that is finally at 750 grams. She was 460 last March. She's eating well now. Some just don't eat that well and then don't grow that much.

Breed her see what happens cant hurt she goes or she dont.