I didn't say mentally, or physically ABLE, I said physically READY.



No, she's not, because she herself is still developing.



Like you said, people used to have children around the age of 12-13, and were living to 25. What does that say about the potential longevity of dragons, and their offspring, that start dropping eggs at 6-9 months old?



Generally if a dragon is big enough and has stopped growing and displays adult behaviors it is ready.



How can you tell, at just a year old, that a dragon has stopped growing?



When Sandy was 1yr old, she was bigger than 90% of the adults we see for sale at shows. She just turned 2 a couple of weeks ago, and in that last year, she's gained another 150g, and 4" in length. Yes, she was big enough, had she finished growing and developing herself? No. Would it have been a good idea to breed her at 12 months? No.



We have one right now that's 8 months old, 19" long, and when we last weighed her 3 weeks ago, she as 365g. You're telling me you'd breed this one? Even though she's probably got at least another 10 months of growth left?
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