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How many grams is sexual maturity for males. I know females are supposed to be 35. My female is 25 and my male is 20. How long until they can breed? What are some ways for them to gain some weight faster? thanks

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first off..... SLOW DOWN! it's not always a weight issue, with anything that breeds, it has to reach it's own time. as 35 grams for a female is a good guideline, if you were to feed your gecko all it could eat and it some how made it to 35 grams in 9 or 10 months, i would still not suggest breeding it. wait until the gecko is ATLEAST 1 year old.
as anthony once stated, you could feed a human female McDonalds everyday and she could weigh 140 lbs by the time she's 11, does that mean she should be breeding? probably not. does it mean she couldn't have children? now that just depends on the female.
anyways, if you want to bulk your geckos up you may want to try feeding them food that is higher in protein. you could try feeding your cresteds a bit of the Gargoyle diet or move your geckos over to a diet higher in gut loaded insects.

Yeah you want your females to be 35 grams and at least 1 year old and your male can breed around the same size maybe even a little less.

Derek