Malachi, our 100% het for albino male who will be a year old this June is sure growing up fast LOL. He's always been a stunningly aggressive eater, never missed a meal and gains beautifully. Last night he weighed empty at 770 grams. Mike and I knew he'd been growing steadily and has seemed lately to really look visually much bigger but even we were surprised at this big jump in size over the past couple of months LOL.
Now I'm starting to wonder how one tells when a young male like this is really mature or not. I know it sounds a bit stupid to not know lol but I've always heard about the 800 gram thing for males and about sperm plug production. Mal is fast approaching the 800 gram size but what else should I be looking for with him? Will I just find a sperm plug one day or is this not common with the younger males that have never bred? Do you find the sperm plugs in their enclosure or by popping them or some other method? Sorry to be so dang clueless about the impending sexual maturity but Malachi's our first male so I need a bit of Sex Ed 101 here folks LOL.
Wish I could post a pic of the big fella but somewhere in the move I've managed to pack the digital camera and can't find it yet!