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AnthonyCaponetto
at Sat Dec 18 11:32:54 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AnthonyCaponetto ]
Just be patient. Fattening up a subadult (who isn't done growing) isn't going to do anything to help your cause. If you had a female that was a little lean after breeding season, I'd say to go for anything high in sugars and/or fats to put some bodyfat back on her, but not with a subadult.
The general rule of thumb I use around here is that all females must be at least 35 grams in weight and a year of age before being introduced to a male. If a female doesn't meet either of those conditions, she doesn't get bred. Furthermore, if the female looks like she has quite a bit more filling out to do, I wait. Some of my females have been 40 grams before introducing them to a male.
Sure...you can make a subadult weigh 35 grams sooner than normal by feeding fattening foods, but you can also get a 12 year old girl to weigh 150 lbs. by giving her lots of Twinkies & ice cream...but that still doesn't make her fit to have children.
Just my .02
-Anthony
>>Im not sure how old my geckos are but i believe my bigest 1 is about 1 year. I was just wondering what to feed them i dont want to speed up there growing or anything like that. Plus i got to get a male.
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RE: Fatning up cresteds - AnthonyCaponetto, Sat Dec 18 11:32:54 2004