breeding size for ball

[peterm15]

cool.. looks like im shavin a few years off my plan.. thanks jeff...

[Jeff_Favelle]

Fer sure doood!

[HumphreyBoagart]

Originally Posted by nita

I have heard of males being ready as low as 500-600g but never at 300g wow, have you personally had a male go that small? Females it is usually a min of 1200g, you start them small.

I have 2 females that are pushing 1200g and are 3 yrs old this fall and I will pair them up because they are 3 years old. The '05's will be paired up if they are 1500g but not if they are under that.

He asked what the minimum size was that they are breedable, so I told him. I never said that I breed them that small, or that he should, or anyone should for that matter. I don't have first hand experience breeding one that small, because I wouldn't cool a 300 gram male. I do however, have a friend that successfully bred his 100% het albino male at around 300-400grams. The only reason he did it, was because it was already fasting, so he wanted to induce it's appetite by cooling it, and it worked. He got a bunch of 50% hets outta the deal too. I'm not at all saying that if your ball is fasting, that you should cool it either. I'm just saying that it worked for him. As for SOME first hand experience, I haven't bred a 300 grammer, but I have seen lots of 300 grammers that are producing sperm plugs, and that tells me that they are sexually mature. And the way I see it, if a male is sexually mature, then that means he IS breedable. It doesn't necessarily mean that he is good to go, but it does mean that his "goods" are good to go.

Not trying to sound rude at all, I realize it probably sounds rude, (same goes for above), but I'm curious how you're planning on getting your 05's to 1500grams for breeding season, if your 3 year olds are only 1200?

Craig

[nita]

Originally Posted by HumphreyBoagart

but I'm curious how you're planning on getting your 05's to 1500grams for breeding season, if your 3 year olds are only 1200?

Craig

LOL, should have read '04s not '05s..... Of my 9 '04 females 2 are over 1400g already, 2 are at 1000g, 3 are at 900g and the last 2 are only 500g, they all differ in weights depending on their eating habits and that is out of my hands and up to them, much as I try to convince them to eat a rat every week some of them seem to disagree. LOL, my biggest '05 is 168g and I'm dang proud she is that big (she was 44g when I got her in July) LOL, well on her way to 1500g for NEXT year, as long as she decides to keep eating her rats.

[HumphreyBoagart]

Originally Posted by nita

LOL, should have read '04s not '05s.....

Oops, sorry, my bad. I only read 05's, because that's what it said. :medhandle