Young males breeding successfully.... A closer look.

I agree with the above, we need more! Thanks for sharing everyone.

I don't have specific details to share but have bred young males. I have had some success but to answer your last question...Yes, I always back up young males with proven breeders just to make sure someone gets the job done.

I wish I could contribute, but our lone male is already 500g+, and it will be a while before our female is ready.

I'll probably resurrect this thread once one of her SPOG holdbacks is ready to go :D

1.) how old was your male?
- Not sure exactly, between 4-6 months
2.) how much did he weigh?
- 450g.
3.) how many females did you attempt to breed him to that season?
- 3
4.) what were the approximate weights of the girls you bred him with?
1500g to 2500g
5.) what was the end result with each female you paired him with?
- I witnessed locks with every female, but only 1 female layed a clutch..6 good eggs.
6.) did you have any problems with the male during or after the breeding rotations?
- No. He kept eating and is now around 900g.
7.) what comments would you like to contribute
- He was the only male paired with each female. I saw him lock with all three but think he only had enough "juice" for 1. It was also only the biggest female that layed a clutch, but she was not the first one he was locked with. I dont know if that means anything or not...

1.) how old was your male?
yearling, not exactly young, but he skipped a lot of feedings, so he was small.

2.) how much did he weigh?
400 at the start of breeding season

3.) how many females did you attempt to breed him to that season?
1 female

4.) what were the approximate weights of the girls you bred him with?
2,000 grams

5.) what was the end result with each female you paired him with?
I got 7 good eggs

6.) did you have any problems with the male during or after the breeding rotations?
He skipped a week of eating here and there, but that was pretty normal for him.

7.) what comments would you like to contribute?
I only put him in with the female for 3 days every 2 weeks. I was trying not to stress him.

In my first post I said the male was 4-6 months old. There was actually no way he was only 4 months. Definitely closer to 6 or 7.

I am not a large scale breeder, but I did breed a fairly young male this season.

1.) how old was your male?
- 8 months.
2.) how much did he weigh?
- 350 grams.
3.) how many females did you attempt to breed him to that season?
- 3.
4.) what were the approximate weights of the girls you bred him with?
- 1500g, 2300g, 3600g.
5.) what was the end result with each female you paired him with?
- 5 Eggs, (7 focciles felt - still waiting on eggs), 10 eggs 1 slug.
6.) did you have any problems with the male during or after the breeding rotations?
- No. He went off feed for 2 weeks but then went back up again. Hasn't refused a meal other then that.
7.) what comments would you like to contribute?
- I would like to add that this male is a Butter Spider.

Thanks!

I'll add my minimal experience.

1. How old was your male -- under a year, not 100% sure of exact age

2. How much did he weigh -- 450 grams

3. How many females did he breed -- 2

4. What did the females weigh -- 1300 grams, 1150 grams

5. What was the result of the pairing -- one female took, she laid 6 eggs, one slugged out, the other 5 hatched. One female didn't take. Out of 5 eggs, we got 2 morphs and 3 normals.

6. Did you have any problems with the male -- He ate sporadically throughout the season, mostly smaller meals, but he bounced back fast and hard and is more than ready for the upcoming season.

Gale

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

8.) Did you only pair the female with the young male or were other males involved?

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My females were only paired with that one male.

Im gonna tweak my answer a little. I do breed younger males and usually i wIt till they are at least 550 grams. Ive had younger ones go in the past and either got sluggs or very little satisfaction out of the pairings. I never breed girls any smaller then 1500 grams and on the dlip with males once a male gets over 1700 grams hes out of my collection. I have found that the perfect combos is an 800 gram male to up to 2500 gram girls. Now my huge girls over 3000 to 4300 get paired with bigger males.