expect an 800 gram or so.. male to breed out in one season? I dont own any, just curious!
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How many females would you...........
Daniel Klopson
Mar 27, 2006 10:14 PM
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medusah
Mar 28, 2006 08:32 AM
Not all males are the same, some can/will handle more then others...
You also need to consider that sperm count will decrease with additional females bred...
It is not unheard of for a single male to succesfuly fertilize more then 10 females, egg fertility would not be 100% with those numbers.
A safe number of females per given male would be 5 or 6 with a higher percentage of fertility.
Age also plays a big factor, I would not run too many females on a young first time breeder male while a proven older male can handle much more.
Hope this helps
Brian A.
Daniel Klopson
Mar 28, 2006 04:02 PM
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