If a female is developing follicles she may reabsorb them if no sexual activity is encountered (among other things). But if you place her with a young male and they begin breeding you could end up with slugs. This would be a huge waste of your female.



Even though younger males may produce sperm, they produce less of it (when compared to a larger male). So, not all eggs may become fertilized. Also, a breeding male will often go off feed when breeding. So if you were hoping to get him up to a more adequate size, it may not happen. I have an article on my web site about breeding younger males.



Too many people are in a rush. Remember, it's about the journey, not the destination.
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Jay A. Martin

Jay Martin Reptiles

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• 500 gram male breeding - Morphina, Sat Mar 25 00:23:20 2006
• RE: 500 gram male breeding.......WHAT??? - oldskool28, Sat Mar 25 00:36:05 2006
• Well, that's one opinion... - bpconnection, Sat Mar 25 11:42:50 2006
• YES he is producing.............or he w - jyohe, Sat Mar 25 14:31:57 2006
• RE: 500 gram male breeding - Luke9815, Sat Mar 25 03:28:52 2006
• 500 grams should be fine...more - Snakebstr, Sat Mar 25 07:45:42 2006
• RE: Great looking Cinnamon..... - BackBeat, Sat Mar 25 09:54:06 2006
• RE: 500 gram male breeding - playball, Sat Mar 25 08:08:16 2006
• Couple things to think about - jmartin104, Sat Mar 25 09:28:32 2006