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I always hear about resting your males so as to not overwork them. What about females? One of my females I want to give me Pastels so I'm running three pastel males through her. What kind of rest would she require?
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1.0 Columbian RTB - "Fedor"
1.0 Orange Ghost BP - "Charlie"
1.0 Mojave BP - "Jack"
3.0 Pastel BP - "Tito", "Cruz"(50% Het Ghost), "Jose"
1.0 100% Het Pied BP - "Logan"
1.0 100% Het Albino BP - "Mac"
0.1 100% Het Orange Ghost - "Mya"
0.9 Normal BP - (3 poss het alb, 1 poss het pied)

"a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!" - joshhutto

I don't really think it matters how often females are bred as far as getting worn out, but they don't need to be bred too often in order to lay a good clutch. IMO any more than twice a month per female is wasting your males time. She will ovulate when her follicles are ready whether she has been bred only a couple of times or 50. I am no expert, but I think a lot of newer breeders breed the females way more often than needed. I know I have been guilty of this in the past which I believe made some of my males wear out before my females were ready. I guess if you have 3 males for one girl you probably don't have to worry about it though.
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John Vandegrift

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J. Kobylka Reptiles

Warning: Snakes have been shown to cause death in laboratory rats.

Good point John. Our breeding schedule calls for each female to "receive" a male twice each month. We also separate and rest both the males and females 2 days each week.
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Alice Cobb
Florida Reptile Room

they rest enough...

throw males with them when they aren't eating.......

they just lay there all the time....they need the company and exercise......

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