Quote Originally Posted by that_dc5 View Post
My understanding is that once they produce "plugs" they can breed. If what you say is true, how do we know when they are ready?
A male can and will breed whenever he feels the urge to. Just because they are producing "plugs" does not mean that they will breed. We do not know when they are ready, only they do. Males have been reported to breed as early as like 300g or even a little smaller. Personally I don't think they should until they reach 500g. If a male goes off feed during breeding at 500g and he is bred to hard or he stays off feed for too long it can have a negative impact on him. Imagine that if he was only 300g.