Quote Originally Posted by David Green View Post
Mike, here's a picture of my het candys breeding, I'm really hoping she lays for me but she's a little young. She's a 2008 but she was over 1600 grams when I started breeding her.

Given that she's so young and rather small, are you not worried - given the annecdotal evidence to suggest such a thing from many breeders around the world - that this female may clutch small (say 3 eggs?) and continue to do so indefinitely.

While I get why people sometimes attempt this because of excitement, it's really more to the detriment of the animal, is it not? Size isn't the only thing that matters when breeding. A certain level of physical maturity in the animal is also necessary, I would think.

Best of luck with your projects though.