Jwerner2 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Whats a good male/female ratio to start a colony? Can you have one male to 5 or more females or would more males help promote the desire for mating more frequently? Someone was telling me since they do well in colonies it helps to have a few males and breed in a colony rather than a pair or with a sngle male and a group of females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I am also curious about the answer to this question, as I currently have 4 male, 4 female adult in my starter colony. I want to adjust future generations to have an "ideal" ratio. The other males can be used as a bachelor display group in my classroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromphcrazy Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've always done 2 or 3 females to one male, probably when my colony is overcrowded now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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