Hi all,

I have a lovely Lesser Pastel female - she'd been feeding fine until the end of September when she got mites. It's taken me this long (fingers crossed) to get rid of them but she still hasn't started eating again.

She was a good 1400g before the fast and is now down to about 1200g - she's a good length, just a bit slender, and this is her 3rd winter. I've heard tell of breeding be a good way of breaking a fast for females?

My query is whether or not you guys would start pairing her anyway, and if she takes to it will breeding likely kick start her feeding again before any possible eggs?