How many days do I put him in, how many do I take him out..

[CoolioTiffany]

I've kind of debated with myself over this, since I'm getting ready to breed soon, I need to know this.

How many days would I put the male in for, then how many do I take him out for? Then, do I feed him right when he's back in his own tub, or wait a day then feed? I wanna know your methods of doing this. And for how many weeks should I be putting him in and out and repeating the process?

And being the clumsy person I am, I always forget the recommended weight for a male to be breeding at.. is it 600g or 800g? My largest male is about 472g I think, if I can remember (there goes the clumsiness..) and I just weighed him an hour ago or so. My female is 1172g, which is pretty damn exciting.

[blackcrystal22]

I would still wait a little bit on the female for sure. Try to get her another 200g up if you can.

The males I would say 700g is fine, but they are a whole lot less particular about that.

[CoolioTiffany]

I would still wait a little bit on the female for sure. Try to get her another 200g up if you can.

The males I would say 700g is fine, but they are a whole lot less particular about that.

Yeah I'm definitely waiting for the female to get up a couple hundred grams or so, and trying to get the male to get up quickly as well.

[j_h_smith]

I've heard of males breeding at as little as 400 grams and only a year old. As for the females, the bigger the better but 1200 is the smallest I'd want to breed her. But I would say for the most part, 1500 grams is a great weight to start breeding a female. I've got a 1200 gram female, that I may breed late this year or just wait another year. She's probably got the weight but I'd like to see her one year older.

Jim Smith

[Sloanreptiles]

The male is probably ready, we had a Male Triple Het Caramel Glow G-Stripe breed at 4 1/2 months old and 318 grams. I would wait a little longer on the female.

[Turbo Serpent]

My Yb was at 350g when he was first breeding. If the male is ready he will lock, if not he will just 'cuddle.' I have an 1100g Het Axanthic male that still wont lock, so sometimes weight makes no difference.

As for the female, weight is a necessity because of all the energy it takes to develop those eggs.

[LadyOhh]

3 days in, 4 days out.

Males depends, but I don't like to try them unless they are around 600 grams, and females not until 1200 grams or more (I try to opt for more, but depends on the females age)

[boasandballs]

We flip the males every other day. They get the weekend off for feeding. I have found males that are under nine months old and under 500 grams cuddle and don't get the job done. We will move male into a females cage if she is over 1100 grams in October because if she is still eating she should go. With it being March I just don't think she will go this time of year.

Feed her and him you have a real good chance of getting eggs this time next year.

[Jay_Bunny]

I usually do 3 days in, 3 days out. Sometimes I will forget to put a male in and the girls will go 4-5 days without having a date, and on occasion I'll forget to take the male out or they will be in an extremely long lock and the male will stay in for 4 days. I don't really stick to a strict schedule, but next year I plan to really record every introduction and when I take the males out, record locks, etc.

As far as weight, I bred a male last season who was 550g. He got the job done even though the clutch ended up dying off. My minimum weight for males is 500g.

[boasandballs]

The male is probably ready, we had a Male Triple Het Caramel Glow G-Stripe breed at 4 1/2 months old and 318 grams. I would wait a little longer on the female.

How many babies did he produce at that size?