nice topic, i have the same question. I paired from mid october to april . My last girl still didn t lay... it s probably due to the temperature here : my room was at 18/21Celsius until late march with heating pad for hot point at 31 and area temperature between 25/27.

Let say my last girl will lay around august 5 th , she is a very agressive eater so i imagine she will put her weight back within 3 months ( my other girl laid july 14th was 1700gr before laying, 1090gr after and she is today sitting on 1680gr, she is a average good eater usually ... but become a crazy one since the day after laying!) if i wait for six month it might be a little late to start pairing.... I was thinking to start pairing the other girls in mid october except those 2 starting in january.


It will be good to have the expertise of a large breeder on this question. And from people who lives in cold area. My winter last 5 months at -10 to -20 degree celsius.

thanks for all input