how old is too old?

[SHROP]

kind of a newb when it comes to breeding. how old is too old? im looking into a pair and the male is an 03 and the female is an 06 bred once. not sure how old is too old for that male tho.

advice?

Thanks

[Skittles1101]

From what I've gathered from other threads like this, they can technically breed for as long as they are alive. I somewhat recall people talking about a 20 y/o female ball python still having clutches to this day. If someone has the info on that it'd be awesome to post it

[SHROP]

wow. what a gal lol. well i guess that somewhat answers my question.

[Orlandoflor]

i got a girl who i got from a freind as far from he know this snake is 13 -15 years old and she is still breeding and i have another freind who has a 23 year old girl who still breeds and when she does she makes 12+ eggs

[snakesRkewl]

I bred a 9 year old male last season and he did stellar

[John1982]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P59Y7...eature=related

If you view the comments a few below the video the owner says this massive girl is around 25 years of age and still breeding.

[SnakeGirl3]

It is thought that most snakes, once they reach breding age/size, can reproduce until they die. If they seem healthy to you, I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be bred. Of course, any snakes that don't seem to do well during the breeding/laying process should be retired, but if all is well and you want to breed them, I say go for it!