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    Breeding Corns - Males

    I was wondering if males have to be a certain size for breeding. I can't remember if I asked this question or not before. I have a hypo male that is about the width (no recent weigh in) of a standard marker and is about the same length (if not a few inches shorter) than my 300+g snow female. Should I bulk him up a bit more, or go ahead and pair them?
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    I was wondering if males have to be a certain size for breeding. I can't remember if I asked this question or not before. I have a hypo male that is about the width (no recent weigh in) of a standard marker and is about the same length (if not a few inches shorter) than my 300+g snow female. Should I bulk him up a bit more, or go ahead and pair them?
    Well my first time breeding corns they were 18 months old and i cant remember how long they were.This breeding was not on purpose .I had no idea at the time they could breed that young .So if they are at least 18 months or older and healthy see if they want to get happy with one another
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    The female is 2 years old. ( late '06) The male is definitely over one year old. I've had him since this Fall, so he is around 18 months.
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    I know with ball pythons once a male is sexually mature then he can go any time (much like with humans and many other animals). Its probably the same in corns but you should definitely wait for a 100% positive answer.

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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny View Post
    The female is 2 years old. ( late '06) The male is definitely over one year old. I've had him since this Fall, so he is around 18 months.
    If she looks healthy enough i would place them together and see if they can get some love in the air
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    Hi,

    Was it corns that had the rule of three?

    Three feet long, three years old, three hundred grams?


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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    Hi,

    Was it corns that had the rule of three?

    Three feet long, three years old, three hundred grams?


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    Yeah, but that's aimed more towards females. Male corns are safe to breed earlier. However, in my experience, younger males seem to have more issues with infertility, but not always. But you guy sounds like he's good to go. People have successfully bred males as little as 100g and less than a year old.

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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    I think I'll wait another month or two and weigh him and see how much he's plumped up, just in case. Thanks for the answers! With a hypoXsnow I'd get all normals that are het for hypo, amel, and something else that is on the tip of my tongue, right?
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    Snow = amel + anery

    So, the babies from the hypo x snow cross would be het for hypo, amel, and anery. Unless you have an unknown het, you will not get any visual morph babies. However, unknown hets are pretty common in corn snakes (amel has been around since the 60s I think!), so don't be surprised if some amels or even one of the other morphs pop out.
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    Re: Breeding Corns - Males

    When I purchased the hypo, the man didn't say anything about him being het for anything. Who knows. How many eggs to corns lay? I'm hoping to get my incubator ready in the next month. At what temperature do you incubate them?
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