9 month old male

[misterslim]

Female is full grown, 42g
Male is 9/9.5mths, 23g (much smaller)

Can I safely breed these two without the little guy being eaten?
I put the two together for 5min, the female was vibrating like she needed some lovin' (no biting/aggression)? Any help is great

Thanks
Dave

[stickytoedgecko]

Hi Dave,

Most breeders will recommend that you dont put the 2 together unitl they are each a year old. They should ALWAYS be similar in weight in size to help prevent any agression towards each other. As the male is almost 10 months, I would personally wait at least another 2 months before putting them to gether. You could be asking for trouble by putting them together when there is that much of a difference in weight! Just my thoughts of course! You may want to wait unitl you get more answers to your question and see what everyone else thinks..

Good Luck!!

[misterslim]

thanks a million. I will take your advice and wait a min 2 months.

[little_dragon_]

The weight is there for the female. Bulk up that male because once they start breeding the male will be more interested in mating than eating ;)

[Betty Miskie]

I personally would wait until the male has gained weight(at least over 30 grams) plus be at least 1 year old. Like David says, when the male is around the female, they tend to drop a few grams and your guy doesn't have lots to lose. Wait and patience will pay off.
Betty

[misterslim]

thanks everyone. I actually got the male off Dave Sheridan (an orange/harley/fire, beautiful gecko). I will take your advice for sure. I was planning on waiting but I thought I'd see what the "experts" thought

Thanks again
Dave