I think I worrie to much

[Raverthug]

So 2 of my females bulked up quick. I had been pairing them with my mojave. 3 days per female and then monday as his rest day. They have all been eating great. Well work and school amongst other things got crazy and I ended up missing 2 weeks of feed. I also just got done killing the mites I got. I didnt notice a difference on the scale but my 2 females seem smaller. Is this normal or.... I havent felt any folicals or eggs but i have no idea what Im looking at either. Am I ok and keep pairing since theyve only been paired since early december or just give up?

[Domepiece]

So 2 of my females bulked up quick. I had been pairing them with my mojave. 3 days per female and then monday as his rest day. They have all been eating great. Well work and school amongst other things got crazy and I ended up missing 2 weeks of feed. I also just got done killing the mites I got. I didnt notice a difference on the scale but my 2 females seem smaller. Is this normal or.... I havent felt any folicals or eggs but i have no idea what Im looking at either. Am I ok and keep pairing since theyve only been paired since early december or just give up?

Im curious about this as well, Im kinda in the same boat now and mine did this last year as well. Looked really huge and then slimmed up but didnt lose any weight. Im not sure but my guess is that they build up fat on the outside which makes them look bigger but as they build follicles and go off feed they use those reserves to build the follicles and eggs as well as to survive so it gives them the appearance of looking smaller when in fact they have just internalized those outer layers of fat towards eggs and used up some fat reserves making them appear slimmer. Then I believe they will ovulate and as the eggs get bigger and shelled I believe they will start to look bigger again. Not sure but this is what it seems like to me. I would keep paring till you see an ovulation or eggs. Very scientific I know but...best explaination I can think of.

[Mike41793]

Are you pairing your male with the female for 3 days then givin him 1 day off and putting him back in for another 3 days? Usually people do 3 days in, 3 days out. If your pairing for six days a week maybe all the breeding is causing the females to lose weight... Im not into breeding yet so this is just my 2 cents...

[llovelace]

Keep pairing

[Raverthug]

Ill put the mal with female A for 3 days then with female B for three days then hes off for feed day.
Llovelace Thank you

[Mike41793]

Ill put the mal with female A for 3 days then with female B for three days then hes off for feed day.
Llovelace Thank you

Thats seems kinda over kill on the pairing, especially if you forgot to feed him for 2 weeks does that mean he was in with females for 2 weeks straight. Ive never bred before so i have no experience but to my knowledge 6 days a week of pairing seems like a lot compared to what others do.... Maybe Im wrong though.

[Raverthug]

no he was pulled out on the normal time and durring the 2 weeks off feed he spend about 5 days with 1 female