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Would you breed a 18 months 1500 grams 4ft female ball?
I think it's too early but i red many times in care sheets that can be bred without risks...
what you think?

Best regards

Flavio

I have an 18 month old 1744 gram female that I did NOT/will not breed, so my answer is NO. CAN it be done- sure. Will you get eggs- maybe, but weight is only half of the ingredient. Maturity is the other. While you may be successful in getting 3-5 eggs out of her this year, you are risking shortening her LIFE and her POTENTIAL productivity. By breeding her early you will most likely continue to get smaller clutches of eggs. By waiting another year (or 2) she may produce twice the number of eggs and continue to do so in the future.
Usually when someone asks this question they have already bred, or decided to breed the animal they are inquiring about and are simply trying to elicit a response to make themselves feel better about their decision.
If you like you can wait until somone chimes in with "go ahead, they'll breed if they're ready" and then follow through, or you can hold off in the best interest of your animal's longevity.

Thank you for the reply! Yes i'll do so but i don't have any 18 months female right now. I have 3 07 females that are grewong very fast, they are 500 grams right now. I just asked i will breed them in 2 years or more i don't want to create problems on them. The other females i have are 4 y.o and they bred already this year.

Thank you for your time

Flavio