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Seriously considering buying a 10 month old male Pewter, but he HAS to breed this year. Any insight as to why I should or shouldn't get him? GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.

Could he breed - certainly - if you are relying on him breeding -- he most likely won't. LOL
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Murphy's Law.

3 questions....

1) how many females does he HAVE TO love up on?
2) what does he weigh?
3) is the female building folicles already?

Bonus question........ is he that great of a deal that your willing to gamble..or for a few extra bucks can you pick up a bigger male?
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I have 4 girls for him, he weighs 400 grams, not sure on the females. I don't palpate or anything, just let them do their thing. And yes, the deal is good.

I would totally rely on a young male to go but they most defintely can in some instances. I had my male Pastel Mojave sucessully breed at 5 months old and only 318 grams. The only mojave we produced this season was from his breeding but I did not count on him sucessfully breeding. Now this season I am counting on him.
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i think to label it murphy's law is missing it - if you NEED, as you state, the snake to breed this season, you need an older male - otherwise it's a gamble and you WANT it to breed. very different things.

one fact i can always rely on: the older the male, the less girl shy. there will always be exceptions, but if you truly need what you say, then a gamble is not what your looking for.

I have a sixth month old Pewter Male that first female, lock and he hasnt looked back. Was not shy, he went right for her. So its a gamble, he weighs in the 600gram range.

for every example like that, there are 9 other instances where the 6 month old was a complete gentleman.

that said, 600 grams is certainly doable - but 1200 grams is a hell of a lot more doable.

You are right there is exception to every rule and case. 1200 is better but 600 is working for me. Also my male has not stopped eating he is taking rats weekly.