poll: how many pups can a female produce?

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Candiru
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Hi I'm curious what's the avg number of pups produced by a single female in their lifetime. Can she hit over 100 before stopping?
 
I'm at over 30 pups in just a short amount of time and batches.

All depends on the amount of times she is pregnant and the number of pups she has. If she has 2 pups each batch every 4-6 months that means she will need to live a very long life to hit 100.

If she has 10 pups each batch then she will not have to live so long. We're only talking a few years.

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I have a female Leo that produced 16 in 1 year, 3 litters. She's 3 months into a 6 month break right now. I don't think I'll breed back to back anymore without at least a months break in between. She was breeding age when I got her, no clue how many she's produced in her lifetime. I imagine she could produce 100 in her lifetime but I think it's cruel to keep a livebearing creature pregnant its whole life.
 
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