>In fact, males castrated before puberty tend to be larger than intact males >(or males castrated after puberty). Ah. Well. In my experience, most of my early-neuter gibs are larger than my late neuter gibs. But you know, it's hard to break the mold. Everyone always says "Let him mature before you neuter him - he'll be bigger." You sorta fall into a belief pattern. However - how does one explain 3.75lb, 6 month old Rachel? You haven't seen a big female until you've seen her. She is bigger than many of both my early and late neuters! Sheena WFHHF and FAGV [Posted in FML issue 1635]