Clutch size concerning co-doms

[rabernet]

First post ever on this forum!

OK, here's what I'm trying to find out. I'm drawn to the idea of breeding some BP morphs with co-dominant traits. Are there certain co-dominants that are known to produce larger (or smaller) clutches?

Looking forward to hanging around here often. Thanks all!

First - welcome to the forum!

I am not aware of morphology determining the size of a clutch. What seems more important is the size and age of the female. If you talk to many of the larger breeders, they'll tell you that they prefer now to let their females get to three years old or older before they first breed them. The females allowed an extra year or two to mature are consistently throwing the larger clutches for them.

The females that they bred at two years old consistently throw smaller clutches. And what's more interesting is that these same females, with more size and age on them, once they are bred young, seem to continue to throw smaller clutches, versus if they were allowed an additional year or two to mature.

Remember that each EGG from a co-dom breeding has a 50% chance (if bred to a normal) of resulting in a normal baby or a co-dom baby. So you could (and I have) get a clutch of nothing but normals.