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2 years old,
female couperi,
5 feet, weight unkown, but girthy.

Does she seem on target?

Matt

Sounds the same as mine.

How the hellareya?
Tony.

Awesome Tony,
I didn't know you had 02's.
Later

matt, she's a good length but watch her weight if youre gonna breed her later. fat females do not pass eggs...... [very well at all] slender is better.......they never fail.

Thinner, really? I was told that weight was more important than length. I have never bred them but, hope to in a few years & want to have my females in tip top shape.

Eric

>>Thinner, really? I was told that weight was more important than length. I have never bred them but, hope to in a few years & want to have my females in tip top shape.
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>>Eric

They need to have good body weight...not skinny. They need to have enough body weight to carry them through the gravid period and egg-laying because they will go off feed for a while and producing the eggs takes a lot out of them. But, you definitely don't want them obese. Drys have a tendency to become obese in captivity after they reach adulthood.
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Thank you Dan,

When does their juvenile growth spurt start to slow?
I wanted to make sure she wasn't short-changed nutritionally going through that growing stage, the one that starts at 6 months or so and ends?

Matt

the 'growth spurt period' will vary from animal to animal but i'd say you've seen her successfully thru that stage at this point for sure. good job and good luck down te road!.......