what weight do you start to breed your females at??

[skunk]

ive talked to different people here in my town and the answer is always different . The lowest i was told was 42 grams and others say 45-50 grams . So i wanna know what you guys think and any stories or experiences. i have a male and female that are pushing 40 grams right now and both are over a year old .

 

[Khrysty]

ive talked to different people here in my town and the answer is always different . The lowest i was told was 42 grams and others say 45-50 grams . So i wanna know what you guys think and any stories or experiences. i have a male and female that are pushing 40 grams right now and both are over a year old .

Some geckos just don't get to 50g. You eventually learn which geckos will and which won't. If they're over a year with huge tails and are still under 50g they may be breedable.

That being said, some breeders will breed at 40 without even batting an eye, others prefer to wait until they're at least 60g. I breed around 55 unless, as mentioned above, I know the female won't reach that weight.

Ultimately, it's your call. If you think your female is fully grown and can afford to lose some of her fat stores (which she inevitably will as she produces eggs) then go ahead and breed her.

 

[Tony C]

I prefer to wait until they are 45+, but if I have a petite female, or a smaller one ovulates early and starts to produce infertile eggs I will breed them. In my experience producing a season's worth of infertiles seems to be much harder on them than breeding when they are a bit on the small side.

 

[skunk]

Thanks for the advice. Also helpful tony because one of my friends females just dropped two infertile eggs and has never been with a male and only weighs 35 grams

 

[fuzzylogix]

a well known breeder lists his females for sale as RTB at 30-35 grams. that seems insane to me. depending on the leo, 55-65 grams is the target weight that i try to get them to before breeding.

 

[Taquiq]

I like to breed when there 55 grams but if their on the smaller side then they'll go at 45.

 

[RocksMama77]

I am very new to breeding and the majority of eggs this season are from a group I received without knowing they were gravid. For me personally I have bred two females on purpose, one was around 55 grams and the other was about 90 grams. I feel much better if they are 60 and above. For the ones that aren't going to get that big I am very hesitant about breeding. It all depends on the size of her tail then and I can find the right mate since she is much smaller.

 

[Kristi23]

I prefer to wait until they are 45+, but if I have a petite female, or a smaller one ovulates early and starts to produce infertile eggs I will breed them. In my experience producing a season's worth of infertiles seems to be much harder on them than breeding when they are a bit on the small side.

I agree with Tony. I wait until 50+ grams, but I've bred one that was smaller because she was producing eggs. They seem to eat better once they're bred.