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    Re: Maturity question

    Quote Originally Posted by Armiyana View Post
    There's not really a magic number. Sure, studies show that things tend to happen at certain ages and as a community, we recommend certain ages and such because it is typically healthier for the animals involved. But there can always be exceptions. One of the saddest storys I know is a human girl who gave birth at 5.

    There have been female BPs that breed when they are younger or smaller. I saw one girl at a pet store who laid eggs when she weighed around 1000 grams. But of course I don't know her age, only her size.
    There definitely is the possibility that your girl is ovulating. Most likely she'll reabsorb instead of dropping slugs. Obviously, we will all still recommend waiting until she's at least 1500gr. and at least a year older.
    Oh I definitely was not planning to breed her. She is only 813 grams and she will be only two in the fall. I wasn't planning on breeding. I was just wondering if she could be ovulating this young.
    Let me get into the what ifs. If she does lay slugs. What is the protocol? Do I increase feeding? To help her get nutrition back. Or is that just something that occurs naturally and she should be okay going on as normal?

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