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I have a female that I picked up at the white plains show on jan 2005, when i got her she was about 300g and now she's almost 1300g.I know she will be well over 1500g by the time the season will start.I want to start breeding and was wondering if I should start this upcoming breeding season or wait until next season???Thanks in advance.
Stevebp

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Dave

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I would give her a try. I have a female Het Lavender that was born in July of 05 that just hit 1200g. I am definitely going to give her a try this year if she continues putting on weight like she has been. She has been growing incredibly fast and does not look overweight to me at all. I feed her a small rat every 5 days and she has went from 250g when I purchased her in January to 1200g now. She seems to retain almost all of the weight from her meals. What's crazy is she would probably be even larger if I bought her when she was younger. The breeder I purchased her from was only feeding a rat pinky once a week, and sometimes only every other week.
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John Vandegrift

1500 grams is a judgement call your going to have to make. It depends on their lenght also. I have some pretty long girls that theres no way I would breed untill 1800-2000 grams min. On the other hand I have some (what I call short stubby) girls that 1500 grams and they look plump and ready to go. Bottom line they need the fat reserve for breeding. Some one may answer this better but I hope it helps.
Casey