What size do you begin pairing your males?

[Crawly's Mom]

Hey guys! I know this has probably been talked about a hundred times, however, I couldn't dig up a recent thread so I thought I would ask once more. I had come across a post on facebook actually where a breeder in my home state had posted a picture of his 270 gram male locked up with a 2000 gram female. I have been holding off on Sinatra until he was 500 grams, but I am curious if anyone has any opinions on this? How big are your boys before you try to pair them?

[Simple Man]

That just depends on the male. I tried pairing my Butter het Hypo when he was 500g and he didn't have a lot of interest despite having plugs. At 600 he was trying but the 3200g female wasn't swayed. He's finally been getting locks at 700g. He recently quit eating though so I won't let him breed much. I only have a single female that he's backing up. Small males might stop eating and can die easily from overbreeding. So part of that is your decision if it is worth risking your animal.

Regards,

B

[aalomon]

As other people have said it depends on the male. Most males I dont even try until they are 500g or so, but there have been a few where Ive just been impatient. Both my pewter and pastel butter I started pairing when they were about 350g (different breeding seasons). My pewter didnt start breeding until he hit 700g, but my pastel butter locked with the first female he saw. I was a lot more careful with my pastel butter to make sure he didnt lose any weight, but hes just a little stud.

Bad pic of my pastel butter at 360g breeding a 2000g pastel female.

[The Mad Baller]

I started breeding my Phantom boy at 420 grams and he bred like a champ. Once he went off feed for a few weeks I stopped breeding him gave him a bath and he began eating again. I didn't breed him anymore as I figured I'll just start getting him ready for next season.

[MidSouthMorphs]

I usually start trying them at 500g.