[bellasmomok]

Originally Posted by clm56

~I breed mine at 2 years old, but I do know alot of breeders that start at 18 months. But you really don't want to start any younger than that for the girls. I've just retired one girl at 5 years old, but they can get bred up to 6 years old. The boys are usually sexually mature between 10 -12 months. Hope this helps.

Yes, that does help! I must have read "5 years old" somewhere before, because for some reason that was the number I had in my head (but good to know that it 6 is still ok). And I swear someone told me that they start breeding boys at like 6 mo or so!! I thought that sounded way too young, but who am I to know that!? I'm assuming that since males can sire litters at a younger age, they can also be bred for longer too? Is there an age that males should STOP siring litters?