Breeding

[seann]

I have a male corn thats about 30 inches long he's feeding on hoppers do you think he will be successful reproducing with 2 adult females that are 3 1/2 and the other is 4 feet in length in april? my plan is to keep him going till then 2 hoppers a week so he will be able to match them?

and what might i get if i pair a het amel with a ghost corn?

Merry Christmas everyone!
Sean M

[Simon]

Sean,

It is possible that he would be able to breed with the females.
They're males....dont really need the size....as long as he knows what to do and is fertile~
I have heard of babies as young as 9 months old to breed true for males. So anything is possible~

As for the pairing,
Normal het amel x Ghost = Normals het Hypo, Anery (Ghost) poss het amel

[seann]

Supercool perfect thanks simon!
Merry Christmas!


because of his size and young age compared to the females should i brumate him to increase sperm? or just power feed so he gets bigger?

[vanderkm]

Good luck with the breeding attempts. I would tend to try feeding him well to achieve some size rather than brumating him - corns will breed with good fertility even without cooling. You may find that the increased size will help him get the female to cooperate with him. I used a young, small 18 month old male this past spring that had not been cooled and he had no problem breeding. Just my opinion though -

good luck with these guys and hope you can post some pics!

mary v.

[seann]

hehe i didn't think anyone was going to reply to that last question anyways thanks alot Mary thats what i am going to do pound the mice back for him!
Happy New Year folks!

[vanderkm]

No problem - was away on holidays for a few days so didn't get to the list at all - reason for late reply.

Best of luck growing him up - they are such pigs at this age!! Look forward to pics of them,

mary v.