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breeding colony size
#424813
11/28/07 06:01 PM
11/28/07 06:01 PM
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Melyssa
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Melyssa
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What is the norm for breeding colony sizes? Is having 6 or more suggies in one cage to many? I am not doing this nor do I plan I am just trying to get some info.
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: pebbles1975]
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11/28/07 07:23 PM
11/28/07 07:23 PM
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Leyna
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Leyna
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It really just depends on the gliders. I know of breeders that have large breeding groups with no problems. I personally have never had luck with another other than pairs.
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: glidergrl1513]
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11/28/07 07:37 PM
11/28/07 07:37 PM
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krysKritters
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The largest breeding "colony" I have ever heard of is one quad, but as the others have said this is quite rare. (I don't remember who had it either)
I personally will be attempting my first breeding trio once Eclipse & Stardust are old enough but I am also prepared just in case it doesn't work. I'd guess that with a trio I only have a 50/50 chance of success.... or less.
Each glider has their own personality so it creates so many factors to concider just to have a non-breeding colony... add hormones, joeys, and jealousy into the equation and it becomes increasingly difficult.
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: krysKritters]
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11/28/07 08:00 PM
11/28/07 08:00 PM
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Melyssa
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If someone had a colony of 1 male to 5 or 6 females. What would happen? Could the joeys lose ears or other body parts due to fighting and such? Thanks
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: glidergrl1513]
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11/30/07 11:17 AM
11/30/07 11:17 AM
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krysKritters
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Usually the fighting has nothing to do with the male, it is the females and joeys. Females steal and/or kill other females joeys.
What I mean is some species, as long as you have a high female to male ratio (say 5 or 6 females to 1 male) your ok... but this is NOT the case with gliders.
I almost forgot, when I got my 1st glider. My breeder had told me he tried once... He had a colony of like 4 females. They all got along great, He added a male and still no problems. However once the females had joeys ip and oop, there were alot of problems.
I'd say if anyone wanted to try a colony to only try NONbreeding colonies.
Krys DeRosa Godfather of the NY Glider MafiaKrysKritters.comA child with Autism is not ignoring you, they are waiting for you to enter their world.
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: krysKritters]
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12/01/07 12:55 AM
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Wouldn't females try and steal each other's babies? Also, how does the poor boy manage everyone?
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: Guerita135]
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12/01/07 01:23 AM
12/01/07 01:23 AM
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I currently have a quad. One male and 3 females. The oldest female is the mother of the two younger females (no, they are not related to the male). The oldest female has one joey just came oop about 5 days ago and they are all doing wonderful.
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Re: breeding colony size
[Re: Dancing]
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12/01/07 01:29 AM
12/01/07 01:29 AM
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Rhapsody
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I currently have a quad. One male and 3 females. The oldest female has one joey just came oop about 5 days ago and they are all doing wonderful. That is Good to hear...... I guess all one can do (if they truly want to do the larger colony) - is to give it a try but always with a lot of supervision.
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