the male

[tibi]

how old/heavy should he be in order to mate? i put him in with a female and he imediately started to court her but i didn’t let them mate yet. are there any dangers if the male is a bit too young? is it true that they can become infertile if you breed them too young? if yes, what are the chances? he is 7.9 inches long

 

[tibi]

nobody?

 

[TranceZ]

I usually just pair my males with females at about 1 year of age and I make sure my males have a nice fat tail on them before breeding them to any females. So, in terms of weight I would wait until they're at least 50g. Our male breeder this season is 2 yrs old weighs around 80g though.

You don't want to breed males when they are young because they can prolapse and that could be a huge problem, and on the other hand you want them to be old enough and mature to produce healthy fertile eggs. Wait until they are mature at least 10-12 months old before even thinking about breeding.

In the meantime, pick up the new Ron Tremper book on leopard geckos and get a good understanding on breeding, genetics, and hatchlings while you wait for you male to mature out and get some size on him.

 

[That_DL_Kid]

He looks kinda skinny I would fatten him up. That's only a personal opinion.