>>the breeding window of opportunity for a suboc can be as short as two or three days. regards, kevin



Just curious where you get that number from, Kevin? The breeding window is usually from late May through August, gestation is about 36-40 days, and if you intend to double-clutch your females, then they will often breed again soon after the first clutch is laid (some five to six weeks after they bred for the first time), so there is usually a several-week-long window.



Subocs are famous for a lot of "quickies" that escape keepers' notice, and some years females just aren't receptive, so both can deceptively lead people to believe that they have a short window, but two or three days is way too short, IMO. Keep in mind, and I'm sure you know this, their number one goal in life is to pass on their genes.



Of course, no reproductive study of TPRSs has been performed (or published), so there is no data to support or refute any statement about the receptivity of females (of course, the only limiting factor for males is how many females they can breed with before they die), but there is certainly a lot of anecdotal evidence to support that subocs are more opportunistic breeders than they are rigidly stuck to such a narrow schedule.



Dusty Rhoads
Suboc.com

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