Quote Originally Posted by Lazarus09 View Post
Hi everyone, I know there are a lot of experienced breeders out there so I thought I would ask my question about weight loss during breeding. I have one female that was about 1480grams when I started pairing her (she has been refusing food since November). I have noticed that her body seems a lot more triangular recently and today when I went to look she looked lumpy. I have heard this happens sometimes before ovulation? My concern is I just weighed her and she is down like 250ish grams in weight. Is this something I should be concerned about or is this normal with breeding season? This is my first season breeding so may seem like a noobish question, but just want to make sure I take care of her. Here are a couple of pics from today.

Thanks!
She should be fine. 250 grams is a little much for 6 months, but it is what it is. If she continues losing weight, then maybe this isn't the year to breed her. She could be stressed with the pairing and not mature enough to breed this year.

Good luck!
Jim Smith