13 month old breeder maybe

[Ryan denmark]

Hi I have a 13 month old ball that has hit 2kg Im wondering how many people have had good luck breeding such a young snake or should i wait it out one year more for her to grow internally so ta speak.NO i didnt power feed her some snakes grow better than others..

[lasweetswan]

Females aren't sexually mature at 13 months.

[seeya205]

That's a big female at 13 months! Some may go their second winter but most will go in their third winter! You can try! If she isn't ready, she won't go!

[RyanT]

Some people do it...I never would. Third winter or more, no matter what size they are. All you're gonna do by rushing is screw up her health, possibly ruin her for future breedings for a couple years, have a small clutch, possibly infertile clutch, small eggs, small babies...Not worth it at all.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

To me breeding is more than a weight factor it's also an age factor.

While I would breed a 3 or 4 years female around 1200 grams I would not breed a 13 months old female even if over 1500 grams.

I don't breed any female under 18 months of age.

[snakesRkewl]

I can't help but believe that your female is fat, I feed more than most and I have never got a female to 2000 grams in that time frame, not that I can't but I won't.

13 months old? seriously?

[Domepiece]

That sounds unbelievable. I have a 13 month old female that has never missed a meal, fed every week, and is a rat eater and she is only 711 g. I also have 3 year old females that arent even 2000 g yet. sounds like one fat snake to me. good luck

[mdfreak2]

need pictures please

[sookieball]

I believe the weight to age.
My mojave lady is already at 1300grams and a little over 12 months and eats a med rat with ease. She's not fat at all. She's long at 3.5 feet already but idk . Some do just grow likes weeds.

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[Riv]

Jesus.. My nine month is only at 174G. Granted she is underweight for how old she is because we had some feeding trouble early on. But still. Thats a big girl.

Also, I was under the impression that Age didnt matter after a year. That weight was the factor you really needed to look at by that point. Should I stand corrected? or is that one of those topics that its simply a matter of choice?