2200ish gram female...Question...

[Wildman09]

I was just wondering about how many should I expect from her...I know it varies ALOT, I was thinking (HOPING) for around 8-10, maybe more...I have 2 males that will be courting her...both are 700-800 grams....the pastel is proven, from what I'm told, the spider...Never bred but showed alot of interest eariler...

This is gonna be my first attempt at breeding, I do have ton of knowledge on breeding/husbandry ect., I just never actually bred before. I've done tons of research, and feel very well prepared.

Thanks.

[West Coast Jungle]

For her first time 8 is realistic. There are so many variables, you never know. One of my larger girls drops more slugs so clutches are the same as smaller girls.

[Wildman09]

Yeah, I understand that, alot of different variables come into play when breeding and some females dont even take. The guy I got her from has smaller girls around 1300-1600 dropping around 6-7 per clutch...I'm hoping everything goes perfect for myfirst time and she just has a good clutch, and I get a few babies...

She is a Virgin, from what I was told. It was a pet as a biby and neve bred, so I'm hoping she'll be a good girl and give me a few pearly whites..

[Action Reptiles]

Well it is pretty much up to the female and you wont know until she lays.. For instence my biggest girl was my 07 pastel at 3200g virgin(was hoping for a nice clutch). She laid 3 good eggs and 2 slugs(only fem to give me slugs this year). My other girls around 1800-2200g were giving me between 6-8 on average. My smallest girl bred this year will lay in the next couple weeks so waitting to see hoping for more than 3.... lol


Expect the Unexpected....

[Wildman09]

Excatly.."Expect the UNexpected"..lol...But, I'm HOPING for around 6-8. She'd nice and beefy though, I'm gonna offer her a med rat and see what she does. She's been off feed for a week now so I might see what she does with the pastel until next week. She's with himright now, and he's already nudging her and flickering his toung all over her, befor I came into work he was laying on top of her...Hopefully they'll be a little more friendly in the next few days....Once the spider sheds I'll try him, he was really interested in her when I put her with him to see how he'd react....

[axeman569]

My 2400g virgin just laid 6 eggs with 1 slug. Clutch weighs in at 650g. I'm happy with that. Now I hope the odds gods are looking down on her. She was paired to my 700g Butter pos het ghost.

[Wildman09]

Very nice, hope you get some nice odds. Yeah, I'm gonna be happy with whatever she drops. I'm not looking for a $$$ making scheme, just to produce a few visuas, work my way up to super pastels, bees, killers..I just enjoy these guys a ton, and breeding, to ME, I believe will be a Great experience...

[axeman569]

Last year was my first attempt, but no locks. This year is my first clutch, so kinda nervous. Should hatch in a month. fingers crossed. Good luck to you.

[Wildman09]

Yeah, theres even that possibility of no locks...

Good luck to you man, I bet your gonna have a nice clutch of morphs.

Thanks, I'm gonna need a little luck...I'm just happy I got the two main ingredients...lol...2 males and a female. I have no problem waiting till next year or whenever to get a clutch, I bet she'd have a nice sized clutch at 3000+ grams..lol.

[Lolo76]

Mona was around 2500-2600g pre-gravid, and she laid 7 eggs for me... can't remember if I bought her as a proven breeder, so she may or may not have been a "virgin." It totally varies, though, so you never know what to expect!