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hi,all
i'm new to dragons and trying to get more info on female sizes to breed? i have a sandfire female that is 275 grams & 15 inches long. how much more do i need to wait to breed her?

How old is she?

she's about a year and four months. i got her as a yearling and she was 176 grams when i purchased her.i put 100 grams on her in four months is that o.k. she feeds on turnip,red leaf,etc and a fuzzy mouse here and there and insects.

I'd wait till next spring. By then you'll probably have her at 400 g. or more. I've had dragons lay eggs at about 275 before but the risks are high for problems and it's very tough on the female.

I never feed mice to healthy dragons. They are too high in fat. Better to put good weight on.

Here is a site with a good food chart.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

thanx i'll take your advice.i'm a snake man thats just trying to expand to different thing u know how it is.

She's definitely on the small size in weight/length for breeding still. Its recommended dragons are at least 350g though heavier is better. However I personally wouldn't breed any female under 16" in overall length (with intact tails...if tails have been nipped or otherwise shortened, go with a nose to vent length of at least 7".

Keep feeding her regular healthy meals (minus fuzzy mice...fuzzy mice really aren't any good as a staple food...an occasional treat at most, once a month is OK, but stick with pinky mice, not fuzzies). If she grows more in length and weight over the next 6 months, you could try breeding her late winter, early spring. If her weight doesn't really come on and she doesn't grow much in length, probably best not to breed her.
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PHLdyPayne

thanx to that reply i'm very grateful!and a pic to put a face with the name.
THANX ALL U GUYS OR GIRLS BEEN A GOOD HELP

Nice group of snakes you have there..and great rack systems.
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PHLdyPayne