I will use larger males if they are available, but there have been several times when I had only a very small male of a particular type and hoped to produce that morph that year, so didn't have any choice. I never measured them, but some were definitely less than 24". A couple of times, I was almost sure they WOULDN'T produce, but usually I was pleasantly surprised. A couple of times, the little guy just wasn't interested. But most of the time the little males not only bred, but sired good, fertile clutches. I never noticed any problems during or after breeding season, either from the males that did breed, or those that did not.

I would have to agree that the only likely problem is an infertile clutch, or no clutch at all, so why not try? Of course, this applies only to males. I would never attempt to breed a young female at this size.

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