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weight and breeding questions

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Hi. I have a female 10 month old leo who is very fat.She has massive fat pockets behind her front legs and her tail is almost as big around as her body. She gets fed pretty much the same as her clutchmate sister except her sister also eats some crix .(The sister is not obese.) I am worried that she is too fat but don't know what to do to lower the weight on her. I had actually hoped to breed her this year but I'm afraid there would be complications caused by the obesity. Could this happen?
My other question is about incubation times to hatching. Everything I've heard or read says there's no real set incubation length.I am wondering if this is true and if not then what are those time lengths? thanks for your input .
 
Martha, do these two females share a tank? If so I would suggest separating them. Then you can continue to feed the one female the same while decreasing the food intake of the larger one. Having the size and weight of of them would help us to determine if they are too big or not. I have not had any complications from breeding females that are too large. In males it can cause prolapse though.
 
Jeremy,They have seperate tanks,I don't keep any of my leos together. Sarah,the fat one is 87 grams and she is just under 4 1/2 " long from nose to vent. From nose to tail tip she is 9". Her sister,Hannah is 4" from nose to vent and from nose to tail tip is 8 1/4". She weighs 57 grams.
 
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