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RE: magic numbers

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Posted by: NUCCIZ_BOAS at Sat Oct 6 18:55:16 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by NUCCIZ_BOAS ]  
   

15 babies by mid next season? If you bred them this year, I wouldnt count on it. Anything is possible, but I wouldn't expect that. Especially being so young. My personal opinion, I would wait until she was atleast 3.5 - 4 years old, and girthy. When I say girthy, a lot of people misunderstand that as being very thick. I think it is more important to take into consideration the amount of muscle mass. A more muscular/lean/healthy female will usually give you a much better litter than a huge, fat, obese female. Age is the most important factor usually, but if I was you, I would look for the perfect balance of age, length, and girth. Just my opinion. A female that small though, I would expect 6-10 babies if you're lucky. Thats considering you even get babies and don't slug out from her being too young


   

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