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Average Clutch Size?

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  • 02-11-2012, 05:50 PM
    Gomojoe
    Average Clutch Size?
    I'm sure this has been answered multiple times, but in searching I didn't see anything with this concise of a title so I thought I'd throw it out there. I've heard them run the gamet from 3-14. So I figure I'll throw up a poll so people can put what they have experienced. My assumption is that these numbers should be of healthy animals that are the proper weight and age.
  • 02-11-2012, 06:03 PM
    snake lab
    Biggest clutch ive ever had was 12 eggs out of a wild gravid saharan girl years ago. But i see more 7 egg clutches then anything else.
  • 02-11-2012, 06:47 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    I mainly see clutches of 6 to 8 eggs.
  • 02-11-2012, 09:59 PM
    Emilio
    Re: Average Clutch Size?
    6.7 average:gj:
  • 02-12-2012, 03:09 AM
    sookieball
    I've only had one clutch and she had 7. :rolleyes:
    I don't think I count yet. But I do read a lot of post of 7 egg clutches.


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  • 02-12-2012, 03:17 AM
    Jonas@Balls2TheWall
    You need a bunch of numbers to get a good average. If someone has only had one clutch and that clutch happened to be a 13 egg clutch then it would be an outlier compared to your other averages. I think I remember reading somewhere that the average ball python clutch was of 7 eggs.
  • 02-14-2012, 01:48 PM
    ball-nut
    6-7 is average here.


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  • 02-14-2012, 02:41 PM
    HighVoltageRoyals
    Re: Average Clutch Size?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jball1125 View Post
    You need a bunch of numbers to get a good average. If someone has only had one clutch and that clutch happened to be a 13 egg clutch then it would be an outlier compared to your other averages. I think I remember reading somewhere that the average ball python clutch was of 7 eggs.

    I think people giving answers are giving their personal averages so considering that most likely they are averaging their own multiple clutches, OP is looking for the average of everyone's average. :)
  • 02-14-2012, 08:36 PM
    WingedWolfPsion
    I actually see 7 to 9 egg clutches most of the time. Rarely fewer than 7, or more than 9.
    First time/small females are more likely to lay 5 or 6 eggs, though.

    I try to keep females that are in the 2000 + gram range, so they lay larger clutches.
  • 02-16-2012, 09:32 PM
    BallsUnlimited
    i see mostly 6-7 egg clutches.
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