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<blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 39578" data-attributes="member: 3524"><p>While a female may technically be sexually mature, it's not necessarily a good idea to breed her as soon as she hits puberty (same goes with 12 year old girls, who may the 'equipment', but shouldn't be using it). For example, if a species typically gets 6", I don't breed the females until they're at least 5". When they're still growing they put most of their resources into that, and don't have as much for egg production. Because of the competing demands for resources, young females often have small sacs with low survival rates. No need to rush it. Once they're closer to full size, they can focus on reproduction and can make larger, healthier sacs. Another issue is that young females molt more often, and have a greater chance of molting instead of laying a sac. For the timing to work, it's always best to plan in advance, and have a female that is at least 2 years older than the male. </p><p></p><p>Some young females will go along with a persuasive male, some won't. I have a female geniculata that at 7" had <strong>no</strong> interest in a male during several pairings. She shed and grew, and when again paired with the same male, suddenly was<em> very</em> receptive. Technically, she was probably mature the first time around at 7".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poec54, post: 39578, member: 3524"] While a female may technically be sexually mature, it's not necessarily a good idea to breed her as soon as she hits puberty (same goes with 12 year old girls, who may the 'equipment', but shouldn't be using it). For example, if a species typically gets 6", I don't breed the females until they're at least 5". When they're still growing they put most of their resources into that, and don't have as much for egg production. Because of the competing demands for resources, young females often have small sacs with low survival rates. No need to rush it. Once they're closer to full size, they can focus on reproduction and can make larger, healthier sacs. Another issue is that young females molt more often, and have a greater chance of molting instead of laying a sac. For the timing to work, it's always best to plan in advance, and have a female that is at least 2 years older than the male. Some young females will go along with a persuasive male, some won't. I have a female geniculata that at 7" had [B]no[/B] interest in a male during several pairings. She shed and grew, and when again paired with the same male, suddenly was[I] very[/I] receptive. Technically, she was probably mature the first time around at 7". [/QUOTE]
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