Adam's post made me change my mind--I'll be waiting three years, even if my females are up to 1500 by the second year. I want to maximize the productivity of my holdback females--especially the ones I held back specifically because their dam lays 13 egg clutches. ^_^.
When I think about the potential cumulative loss over time if I don't wait...well, it's just not worth it to jump the gun.

Has anyone had a female bred under age 3 go on to produce 8 or more egg clutches?