What is your ratio of male to females for one project?

[sunshinegeckos]

How many males and females do you have for one "project"? Like if your working on a bold project or a tangerine project etc?

 

[Wild West Reptile]

It's different for each project really. But if I had to put an average on it...1 male with 2.5 females. But keep in mind I'm a small breeder.

 

[acpart]

I'm a small breeder as well and all of my "projects" have been carried out with 1.2 or at the most 1.3.

Aliza

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

My smallest is 1.1 my largest 3.6. It's always best to have an extra male or 2 for each project. And an extra female as well. Due to some females will go one and done and you'll be extremely pissed.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I agree with Ryan. I always have a back up male and keep my ratios on the lower end of the spectrum. I usually do a 1.3 with a back up male (when its possible). The only reason i do a back up is because I had 1 season where one male fell ill and another was infertile....completely ruined our season and we learned our lesson. I am a very small breeder so what few geckos I have breeding...I need to know I will get fertile eggs.

 

[sunshinegeckos]

ok thanks! Next year I will be having 1.4, 1.3, 1.2 and was just wondering if that was a good ratio. Maybe I should get another male that can be a back up to all 3.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Having extra breeders is always a nice luxury to have...but its not necessary nor do a lot of other breeders I know do it. I just do because we had that incident happen to us and I vowed to never miss a season like that again (we usually only have 4-5 projects a year).

 

[sunshinegeckos]

true and the males I do (or will) have can actually work with all 3 projects so maybe having an extra is not mandatory (but I can use that excuse when I see one I really want lol)